Missouri, 2000

Drought in Missouri, April 1 to 30, 2000

April 1 to 30, 2000 · NWS EAX · 37 events in 37 counties and zones

April 2000 was the driest on record in the state of Missouri, according to the Midwestern Climate Center. 47 inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 37 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
37

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.

April 2000 was the driest on record in the state of Missouri, according to the Midwestern Climate Center. The lowest rainfall totals occurred in parts of west-central Missouri, where WFO Pleasant Hill received 0.30 inches of precipitation, and Sweet Springs picked up only 0.47 inches. At Kansas City International Airport, 0.65 inches of rain fell during the month, making it the driest April recorded in Kansas City. April's dry weather represented a continuation of long-term drought dating back to July 1999, as rainfall deficits in most locations exceeded 10 inches and the U.S. Drought Monitor showed most of northern and western Missouri in a severe drought. According to the Missouri State Climatologist, 1999-2000 was the 5th driest July-through-April period on record. The areas hardest hit by the long-term drought were along Missouri's northern border, where rainfall deficits had reached 15 to 20 inches. The city reservoir in Milan had dropped 8 feet, forcing the city to lay piping to access a backup water source. In Gentry County, a lake that serves two cities and other rural water systems had dropped more than 5.5 feet. Water supplies were also short in King City, Eagleville, and Bethany. In Gentry, Harrison, Linn, Nodaway, and Worth Counties, thousands of reserved acres were released for grazing under the federal Conservation Reserve Program.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

37 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Atchison

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Atchison forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.431, -95.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Nodaway

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Nodaway forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Worth

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Worth forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.479, -94.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Harrison

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Harrison forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.355, -93.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Gentry

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gentry forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.212, -94.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Mercer

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.422, -93.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Putnam

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.479, -93.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Schuyler

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Schuyler forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.470, -92.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Holt

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Holt forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.094, -95.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Andrew

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Andrew forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.984, -94.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Adair

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Adair forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sullivan

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.211, -93.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grundy

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Grundy forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.114, -93.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Daviess

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Daviess forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, De Kalb

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.893, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Buchanan

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)

Drought, Clinton

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Caldwell

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.656, -93.983 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Livingston

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Linn

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Linn forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.870, -93.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Macon

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Macon forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.831, -92.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Randolph

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.440, -92.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Howard

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Chariton

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Chariton forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Carroll

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Ray

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Ray forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Clay

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Platte

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)

Drought, Jackson

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lafayette

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Saline

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)

Drought, Cooper

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pettis

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pettis forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Johnson

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cass

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cass forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bates

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bates forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
38.257, -94.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Henry

When
April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
38.385, -93.793 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5140760, 5140761, 5140762, 5140763, 5140764, 5141143, 5141144, 5141145, 5141146, 5141147, 5141148, 5141149, 5141150, 5141151, 5141152, 5141153, 5141154, 5141155, 5141156, 5141157, 5141158, 5141159, 5141160, 5141161, 5141162, 5141163, 5141164, 5141165, 5141166, 5141167, 5141168, 5141169, 5141170, 5141171, 5141172, 5141173, 5141174.