Flash Flood, Monroe
- When
- June 12, 8:00 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, West Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.496, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 12, 1999
Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches caused flash flooding across the area. The worst flooding was in the town of Madison in west Monroe County where virtually all streets went underwater.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches caused flash flooding across the area. The worst flooding was in the town of Madison in west Monroe County where virtually all streets went underwater. Highway 151 was flooded at several location in Monroe and west Audrain County. Flooding also occurred along Highway 22 in north Boone County.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:59 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Audrain
- When
- June 12, 8:30 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Audrain County, West Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.216, -91.842 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Boone
- When
- June 12, 8:30 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County, North Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, June 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 12, 1999
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 12 to 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 12, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 12, 1999
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 1999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5705144, 5705145, 5705146.