Flood, Cole
- When
- May 4, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cole County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Missouri, May 4, 1999
At least 2 inches of rain caused some street and road flooding across the area. In Jefferson City several streets were temporarily impassable due to the depth of the water.
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.
At least 2 inches of rain caused some street and road flooding across the area. In Jefferson City several streets were temporarily impassable due to the depth of the water. Interstate 70 at Kingdom City in northern Callaway County had to be shut down for a short time due to high water.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Callaway
- When
- May 4, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Callaway County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Montgomery
- When
- May 4, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.942, -91.470 (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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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Texas, May 4, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 4, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, May 4, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 4, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 4, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, May 4, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 4, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 4 to 5, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 4, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 4, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 4, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, May 4, 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: 5693828, 5693829, 5693830.