Missouri, 2002Flood in Missouri, May 12 to 14, 2002
May 12 to 14, 2002 · NWS DVN · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
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 Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 12, 1:55 AM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 1:55 AM CST, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
255 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002
AVN MODEL WAS THE BEST TO FOLLOW YESTERDAY ALTHOUGH IT UNDERESTIMATED
THE PRECIP UNTIL THE OFF TIME RUN. BASED ON REALITY...AVN IS THE ONLY
MODEL THAT HAS A CLUE OR HANDLE ON CURRENT SITUATION...WITH THE 03Z
RUC FOR THE VERY SHORT TERM. WILL CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 18Z
TODAY AS REPORTS INDICATE MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA HAS BEEN HAMMERED HARD
IN THE PAST 18 HOURS. WEAK SURFACE WAVE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA TO MOVE TO
KCHI AREA AND DRAG THE FRONT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. OMEGA FIELDS
INDICATE NEXT IMPULSE TO PRODUCE 20 MBAR/SEC LIFT ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA AT 12Z AND MOVES THIS INTO INDIANA AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THIS TO
ALLOW PRECIP TO END AROUND NOON IN FAR NORTHWEST QUARTER AND DURING THE
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWFA.
FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE CLOUDS TO STAY AROUND TONIGHT WITH CLOUDS
BREAKING UP AS MONDAY PROGRESSES. THIS TO BE AN ALL DAY PROCESS AS
WEAK DISTURBANCE IN NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES THROUGH ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.
SURFACE RIDGE THEN BUILDS IN MONDAY NIGHT ALLOWING SKIES TO
FINALLY CLEAR.
FWC/MAV SIMILAR WITH MAV COOLER FOR TODAY/TONIGHT. LIST LOOKS
REASONABLE AS DOES THE HIGHER FWC POPS FOR PERIOD 1.
COORDINATED WITH DSM...CHI...ILX...AND STL.
.DVN...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
IA...IAZ078-087>089-098-099.
IL...ILZ016>018-024>026-034-035.
MO...MOZ009-010.
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In the hours before
Local storm report, May 11, 11:35 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1235 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1220 AM 2 N STRONGHURST IL FLOOD
05/12/02 HENDERSON ELAPHANT CREEK...1/8
MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY
116 AND HIGHWAY 94
JUNCTION...IS OUT OF
ITS BANKS INTO FIELDS.
SOME BASEMENTS IN
STRONGHURST TAKING IN
WATER. 1320 E...JUST
SOUTH OF OLEAN...NEAR
HONEY CREEK ALSO WATER
COVERED. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, May 11, 11:46 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1246 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1235 AM DUBUQUE IA 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/12/02 DUBUQUE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, May 11, 11:55 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1255 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1254 AM COUNTYWIDE IL FLOOD
05/12/02 MCDONOUGH WATER COVERING NUMEROUS
ROADS THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY, WITH MANY ROADS
IMPASSABLE. PEOPLE
STRANDED AND RESCUED
FROM VEHICLE. REPORTED
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL.Local storm report, May 12, 1:02 AM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
202 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0110 AM COUNTYWIDE IL FLOOD
05/12/02 HANCOCK WATER BOOT DEEP ON
ROADS IN CARTHAGE. 1
RESIDENCE IN A LOW SPOT
EVACUATED. WATER
COVERING HIGHWAY 136
WEST OF CARTHAGE.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, May 12, 1:13 AM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
213 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0212 AM LOMAX IL FLOOD
05/12/02 HENDERSON 7 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER
COVERED ILLINOIS ROUTE
96 JUST WEST OF LOMAX.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, May 12, 1:43 AM CST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
243 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0242 AM DOVER IL URBAN FLOODING
05/12/02 BUREAU DOVER BLACKTOP IS WATER
COVERED. REPORTED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Flood, Clark
- When
- May 12, 2:21 AM CST to May 14, 8:37 PM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.410, -91.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain resulted in flooding along the Fox, Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers in Northeast Missouri. The Mississippi River at Gregory Landing crested just over 2 feet above flood stage, while the Fox River at Wayland and Des Moines River at St. Francisville both crested at nearly 3.5 feet above flood stage.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 12 to 13, 20021 death · $5.5 million · 7 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 12 to 13, 20021 death · $1.1 million · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 12 to 13, 20021 death · 2 injured · $248,000 · 65 kt wind · 18 events
- Flooding in Illinois, May 12 to 31, 20021 death · 15 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arkansas, May 12, 20021 death · 61 kt wind · 8 events
- Rip Current in Florida, May 12, 20021 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, May 12 to 13, 2002$1.7 million · 33 events
- Flooding in Missouri, May 12 to 14, 2002$700,000 · 34 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, May 12, 20023 injured · $192,000 · 58 kt wind · 12 events
- Flood in Alaska, May 12 to 14, 2002$988,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Indiana, May 12 to 19, 2002$500,000 · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 12 to 13, 2002$338,000 · 6 events
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: 5297857.