Missouri, 2000

Flash Flood in Missouri, May 6 to 7, 2000

May 6 to 7, 2000 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
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.

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Gasconade

When
May 6, 11:30 PM CST to May 7, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Gasconade County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.441, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall up to 6 inches fell on Gasconade County causing most small streams and creeks to quickly overflow their banks. No major damage was noted, but several roads were closed for several hours due to floodwater.

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: 5144569.