Flood, Jackson
- When
- May 4, 12:00 AM CST to May 8, 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)
Flooding in Missouri, May 4 to 10, 1999
A complex of thunderstorms rolled east out of Kansas on the night of May 3, dropping 2 to 3 inches of rain across parts of west-central Missouri. The runoff resulted in extensive river flooding, mainly in west central Missouri.
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.
- 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
- 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.
A complex of thunderstorms rolled east out of Kansas on the night of May 3, dropping 2 to 3 inches of rain across parts of west-central Missouri. The runoff resulted in extensive river flooding, mainly in west central Missouri. Streams that exceeded flood stage included the Missouri River at Sibley, Glasgow, and Boonville, the Little Blue River at Lake City, Moniteau Creek near Fayette, the Petite Saline at Boonville, the Lamine River near Otterville, South Grand River at Urich, Big Creek near Blairstown, Crooked River near Richmond, Wakenda Creek near Carrollton, the Blackwater River at Valley City and Blue Lick, Fishing River near Mosby, the Little Platte at Smithville, the Chariton River at Prairie Hill, the Grand River at Sumner and Brunswick, and the Platte River at Agency, Sharps Station, and Platte City.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Howard
- When
- May 4, 12:00 AM CST to May 8, 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, Cooper
- When
- May 4, 12:00 AM CST to May 8, 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, Henry
- When
- May 4, 12:00 AM CST to May 10, 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, Ray
- When
- May 4, 12:00 AM CST to May 6, 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, Carroll
- When
- May 4, 12:00 AM CST to May 6, 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 4, 12:00 AM CST to May 6, 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 4, 12:00 AM CST to May 9, 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)
Flood, Clay
- When
- May 4, 12:00 AM CST to May 5, 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, Chariton
- When
- May 5, 12:00 AM CST to May 7, 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 5, 12:00 AM CST to 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, Platte
- When
- May 5, 12:00 AM CST to May 6, 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)
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
- 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
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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: 5698729, 5698730, 5698731, 5698732, 5698733, 5698734, 5698735, 5698736, 5698737, 5698738, 5698739, 5698740.