Missouri, 2001

Flooding in Missouri, February 9 to 11, 2001

February 9 to 11, 2001 · NWS EAX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

The strong storm system which brought snow and ice to northwest Missouri, changed to rain during theday on February 9th. The combination of melting snow and rainfall up to one inch in places, producedextensive minor to moderate flooding.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
11

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.

The strong storm system which brought snow and ice to northwest Missouri, changed to rain during theday on February 9th. The combination of melting snow and rainfall up to one inch in places, producedextensive minor to moderate flooding. Rivers crested from 1 to 3 feet over flood stage. This was the firstwidespread flood event since June of 2000.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 8, 9:30 PM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 9:30 PM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
930 PM CST THU FEB 8 2001

UPDATING TO EXPAND WINTER STORM WARNING SOUTH AND EAST TO ACROSS THE
KANSAS CITY METRO AND INTO PUTNAM AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES TO THE
NORTHEAST.  THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM
JOHNSON COUNTY KS TO LEES SUMMIT TO KIRKSVILLE LINE FOR TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY TO
SOUTH FROM PAOLA TO BROOKFIELD WHILE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF AREA FOR TONIGHT.

STRONG UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND ASSOCIATED VERTICAL MOTION WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A STRONG VORT MAX MOVES FROM
NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING...INTO MISSOURI BY MORNING.  CURRENT SFC
ANALYSIS SHOWS STRONG COLD SURGE INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO OR BELOW FREEZING MANY LOCATIONS BY
MIDNIGHT.  STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AND MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE
PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES AHEAD OF APPROACHING UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM.

.EAX...
MO...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR
M0Z001>008-011>17-020>024-028>030-037-
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR
MOZ024-031-038-043-.
FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR
M0Z006>008-013>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-

KS...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR KSZ025-103>105-
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR
KSZ057-.
FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR KSZ025-103>105-057-

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

11 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Clay

When
February 9, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Henry

When
February 9, 3:00 AM CST to February 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
February 9, 4:00 AM CST to February 10, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Ray

When
February 9, 4:00 AM CST to February 10, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Ray forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Carroll

When
February 9, 5:00 AM CST to February 10, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Livingston

When
February 9, 5:00 AM CST to February 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Saline

When
February 9, 5:00 AM CST to February 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Chariton

When
February 9, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Chariton forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Cooper

When
February 9, 6:00 AM CST to February 10, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Adair

When
February 9, 7:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Adair forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Howard

When
February 9, 7:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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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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: 5233786, 5233788, 5233790, 5233792, 5233784, 5233791, 5233793, 5233785, 5233787, 5233783, 5233789.