Drought, Bollinger
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Missouri, September 1 to 30, 1999
The severe summer drought took a major toll on crops across Southeast Missouri. Rainfall at Cape Girardeau for the three-month period from July through September was just under two inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 severe summer drought took a major toll on crops across Southeast Missouri. Rainfall at Cape Girardeau for the three-month period from July through September was just under two inches. This compares to a 3-month average of around 10 inches. Cape Girardeau received 0.98 inches in September, which is about 3 inches below normal. The soybean crop suffered the greatest effects from the drought, with yields estimated less than 50 percent of normal. The root systems of many shrubs and young trees were damaged by the drought. Some shrubs and shallow-rooted trees, such as dogwood and redbud trees, died during the summer. The effects of the drought were greatest closest to the Bootheel, from New Madrid to Cape Girardeau. Rainfall was higher to the north and west, especially from Perryville to the Poplar Bluff area. High fire danger prompted Cape Girardeau County to ban open burning.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Butler
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cape Girardeau
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Carter
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mississippi
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, New Madrid
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Perry
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Ripley
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Scott
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stoddard
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wayne
- When
- September 1, 12:01 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Arizona, September 1 to 20, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, September 1 to 27, 1999
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 1 to 5, 1999
- Drought in New York, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in North Dakota, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Delaware, September 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, September 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: 5724033, 5724034, 5724035, 5724036, 5724037, 5724038, 5724039, 5724040, 5724041, 5724042, 5724043.