Missouri, 2000

Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 27, 2000

May 27, 2000 · NWS LSX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches, on top of a 2 to 4 inch rain which fell a few days earlier, caused flash flooding across portions of central Missouri. Numerous county roads became impassable.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 LSX wrote it up.

Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches, on top of a 2 to 4 inch rain which fell a few days earlier, caused flash flooding across portions of central Missouri. Numerous county roads became impassable. Highways 179, 87 and 50 in Moniteau County all had to be closed at various times. Part of Highway 50 in Osage County had to be closed for a while as well. A campground in Osage County had to be evacuated due to a flooded creek.

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:28 UTC.

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Event by event

5 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Boone

When
May 27, 1:30 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where
Boone County, South Portion
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Callaway

When
May 27, 1:30 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where
Callaway County, South Portion
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Cole

When
May 27, 1:30 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where
Cole County, North Portion
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Moniteau

When
May 27, 1:30 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where
Moniteau County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.633, -92.583 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Osage

When
May 27, 1:30 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where
Osage County, North Portion
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.460, -91.862 (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: 5146524, 5146525, 5146526, 5146527, 5146528.