Missouri, 1999

Flooding in Missouri, June 27 to 30, 1999

June 27 to 30, 1999 · NWS EAX · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

Excessive rainfall across northeast Kansas and northwest and west-central Missouri on June 27 and 28 caused extensive river flooding across western and central Missouri. Minor to moderate flooding occurred on the Missouri River at St.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$750,000
Events
12

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 EAX wrote it up.

Excessive rainfall across northeast Kansas and northwest and west-central Missouri on June 27 and 28 caused extensive river flooding across western and central Missouri. Minor to moderate flooding occurred on the Missouri River at St. Joseph, Kansas City, Sibley, Napoleon, Glasgow, and Boonville, Big Creek near Blairstown, the Blackwater River at Valley City and Blue Lick, the Blue River near Bannister Road and Blue Parkway in Kansas City, the Lamine River at Otterville, the Little Blue near Lake City, the Platte River at Sharps Station and Platte City, the South Grand at Urich, the Little Platte near Smithville, the Crooked River near Richmond, the Fishing River near Mosby, and the Chariton River at Brunswick. Major flooding occurred at two locations on the Missouri River. At Waverly, the river crested on June 30 at 29.05 feet, which is 9.05 feet above flood stage. At Miami, the river crested on the evening of June 30 at 27.5 feet, which is 9.5 feet above flood stage. Many of the affected streams remained above flood stage into the month of July. On June 28, a 29-year old man was killed after apparently being swept under while rappelling off a bridge into the flooded Blackwater River near Warrensburg.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

12 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Clay

When
June 27, 12:00 AM CST to June 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Buchanan

When
June 27, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Buchanan forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Lafayette

When
June 27, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Ray

When
June 28, 12:00 AM CST to June 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Ray forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Henry

When
June 28, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
June 28, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Saline

When
June 28, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Crop damage
$250,000
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When
June 28, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Cooper

When
June 28, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Platte

When
June 28, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Platte forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Chariton

When
June 29, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Chariton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Howard

When
June 29, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Flood, Johnson1999-06-2829MaleIn WaterDirect

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5705100, 5705108, 5705109, 5705099, 5705102, 5705103, 5705104, 5705105, 5705106, 5705107, 5705101, 5705110.