Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- June 17, 11:30 PM CST to June 18, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Greenville
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 17 to 18, 2000
Another nearly stationary band of thunderstorms developed where rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches had been observed in the previous 24 hours. This brought rainfall totals to more than 6 inches in Marble Hill.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Another nearly stationary band of thunderstorms developed where rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches had been observed in the previous 24 hours. This brought rainfall totals to more than 6 inches in Marble Hill. In Cape Girardeau County, fire personnel stopped traffic or closed roads at flooded spots. Highway 349 was reported to have 3 feet of water over it at one point. Along Route 34, water was reported over the road at the intersections of Highway U and Highway UU. Route B and County Road 379 were closed. In Bollinger County, a trailer park near Grassy was evacuated as a precaution due to rising water along a creek, and numerous roads were underwater. In Wayne County, the 36-hour rainfall totals were measured at 7.5 inches.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:27 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Bollinger
- When
- June 17, 11:45 PM CST to June 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bollinger County, Grassy
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Cape Girardeau
- When
- June 17, 11:45 PM CST to June 18, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau County, Jackson
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 17, 2000
- High Wind in California, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, June 17, 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: 5148963, 5148893, 5148962.