Flood, Cooper
- When
- August 8, 12:00 AM CST to 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 in Missouri, August 8, 2000
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms on August 7 produced minor flooding along Petite Saline Creek near Boonville. 05 feet above flood stage, on August 8.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms on August 7 produced minor flooding along Petite Saline Creek near Boonville. The creek crested at 16.05 feet, .05 feet above flood stage, on August 8.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, August 8, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 8, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, August 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, August 8, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 8, 2000
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: 5158097.