Missouri, 2000

Flash Flooding in Missouri, January 3, 2000

January 3, 2000 · NWS PAH · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

In Ripley County, flooding occurred along and south of the Little Black River and in Doniphan. Extensive flooding of low-lying areas was reported in Butler and Stoddard Counties.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

In Ripley County, flooding occurred along and south of the Little Black River and in Doniphan. Extensive flooding of low-lying areas was reported in Butler and Stoddard Counties. Flooded roads were reported in Butler County, but none of them were impassable. In Scott County, a creek rose out of its banks and flooded Route A between New Hamburg and Sikeston. The flooding was the result of a series of thunderstorms during the previous 12 hours that produced a combined total of 4 to 5 inches of rain.

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The Memphis radar (KNQA), 171 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:09 UTC.

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Event by event

4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Ripley

When
January 3, 12:08 PM CST to 1:30 PM CST
Where
Ripley County, Doniphan
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Butler

When
January 3, 12:15 PM CST to 1:45 PM CST
Where
Butler County, Neelyville
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Scott

When
January 3, 12:25 PM CST to 1:50 PM CST
Where
Scott County, New Hamburg
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Stoddard

When
January 3, 12:30 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Stoddard County, Dexter
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5131979, 5131978, 5131981, 5131980.