Flood, Cape Girardeau
- When
- May 1, 12:01 AM CST to May 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, May 1 to 31, 1999
The Mississippi River was above the 32-foot flood stage at Cape Girardeau for almost the entire month. 8 feet occurred on the 10th, then the river fell below flood stage for a few days from the 15th to the 18th.
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
- $10,000
- 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 PAH wrote it up.
The Mississippi River was above the 32-foot flood stage at Cape Girardeau for almost the entire month. The primary crest of 37.8 feet occurred on the 10th, then the river fell below flood stage for a few days from the 15th to the 18th. The secondary crest of 34.4 feet occurred on the 28th. These levels resulted in minor to moderate flooding, which primarily affected bottomlands and adjacent roads, but no homes. The first floodgates are closed at a level of 35.6 feet at Cape Girardeau.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Perry
- When
- May 1, 12:01 AM CST to May 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Scott
- When
- May 1, 12:01 AM CST to May 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in New Mexico, May 1, 1999
- Flooding in Colorado, May 1 to 5, 1999
- Drought in Georgia, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Flooding in Colorado, May 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, May 1, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in West Virginia, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Maryland, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 1 to 2, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 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: 5693964, 5693965, 5693966.