Flash Flood, Barton
- When
- May 4, 11:00 AM CST to May 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 4 to 5, 1999
Thunderstorms produced a large area of 2 to 6 inch rainfall over central, south central, and southwest Missouri. The hardest hit areas were along the Kansas state line from Nevada to Joplin where some damage to roads occurred.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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 SGF wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced a large area of 2 to 6 inch rainfall over central, south central, and southwest Missouri. The hardest hit areas were along the Kansas state line from Nevada to Joplin where some damage to roads occurred. A few homes in the Carthage and Joplin areas required brief evacuations due to the flooding. About a half dozen homes in Carthage had minor flood damage on the lowest floor. Numerous low lying roads and low water crossings were closed due to the flooding.There was one flash flood related fatality in eastern Camden County on Dry Glaize Creek near Montreal. Early in the morning on May 5th, a women died when she drove into a flooded low water crossing.
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:01 UTC.
Event by event
21 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Jasper
- When
- May 4, 11:00 AM CST to May 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Newton
- When
- May 4, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, North Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Vernon
- When
- May 4, 11:00 AM CST to May 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Cedar
- When
- May 4, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.724, -93.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Dade
- When
- May 4, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dade County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Lawrence
- When
- May 4, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, St. Clair
- When
- May 4, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.037, -93.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Dallas
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.680, -93.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Stone
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stone County, North Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.747, -93.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Benton
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.295, -93.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Greene
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Morgan
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.424, -92.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Christian
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County, West Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Hickory
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickory County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.941, -93.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Polk
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Camden
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to May 5, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Camden County, Countywide
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.027, -92.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Laclede
- When
- May 4, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Laclede County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.658, -92.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Barry
- When
- May 4, 4:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barry County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.710, -93.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Miller
- When
- May 4, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Miller County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.215, -92.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Howell
- When
- May 4, 7:00 PM CST to May 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Howell County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.774, -91.886 (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.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Camden | 1999-05-05 | 29 | Female | Other | Direct |
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
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More
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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: 5697884, 5697885, 5697886, 5697887, 5697888, 5697889, 5697890, 5697891, 5697893, 5697894, 5697895, 5697897, 5697898, 5697899, 5697900, 5697901, 5697903, 5697904, 5697892, 5697896, 5697902.