Missouri, 1999

Flooding in Missouri, May 16 to 30, 1999

May 16 to 30, 1999 · NWS EAX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

5 to 2 inches of rain in many locations and resulting in minor to moderate river flooding. Streams in flood included the Missouri River at St.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

Thunderstorms moved across northern and western sections of Missouri on May 15 and 16, dropping 1.5 to 2 inches of rain in many locations and resulting in minor to moderate river flooding. Streams in flood included the Missouri River at St. Joseph, Sibley, and Glasgow, Big Creek near Blairstown, the Crooked River near Richmond, Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, the Blackwater River at Blue Lick and Valley City, and the Grand River at Sumner and Brunswick.

The radar

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Event by event

9 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Ray

When
May 16, 12:00 AM CST to 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, Chariton

When
May 16, 12:00 AM CST to May 20, 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, Buchanan

When
May 17, 12:00 AM CST to May 20, 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, Jackson

When
May 17, 12:00 AM CST to May 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, Howard

When
May 17, 12:00 AM CST to May 21, 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)

Flood, Henry

When
May 17, 12:00 AM CST to May 18, 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, Carroll

When
May 17, 12:00 AM CST to May 18, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
May 17, 12:00 AM CST to May 18, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Saline

When
May 17, 12:00 AM CST to May 19, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.137, -93.202 (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.

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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: 5698751, 5698755, 5698747, 5698748, 5698749, 5698750, 5698752, 5698753, 5698754.