Missouri, 2002Flood in Missouri, May 7 to 19, 2002
May 7 to 19, 2002 · NWS LSX · 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 St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 7, 4:37 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 4:37 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
500 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2002
NO TIME FOR EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION.
SGFNT SVR WX OUTBREAK CRAWING TO A CLOSE. LONGER TERM ISSUE IS STILL
HVY PCPN EVENT OVR E CNTRL MO. WL CANCEL WATCH FOR REST OF CWA
SHORTLY
AND HV CANCELLED FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS MORNING. HWVR LOOKING FOR
ANOTHER
HVY RAIN/SVR WX EVENT LATER ON TDA/TNGT. MENTIONED HVY RAIN IN MOST
ZONES AND WL LET DAY FCSTR IDENTIFY AREAS LATER ON. HWVR AS SFC LOW
DPNS LLJ FCST TO INCR TO 50KT TNGT AND ANOTHER EPISODE FCST TO
OCCUR. INTERACTION WITH OLD BNDRY WL COMPLICATE AREA OF CONCERN BUT
LIKE THE AREA IDENTIFIED IN EXCESSIVE OUTLOOK.
OF NEAR TERM INTEREST IF NEW LN DVLPG FROM 50W MKC TO 40S COU. WL
KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON IT.
DAY 2 JUST AS INTERESTING AS LOOKS LIKE CDFNT WL DVLP AND CREATE
ANOTHER
SQUALL LN TMW NGT.
RE-INTRODUCED PCPN TO FCST FOR SUN/MON. MRF LOOKS LIKE A BROKEN
RECORD
WITH NMRS S/W RIDING ACROSS AREA AND AMPL PCPN AND PSBL SVR WX.
HV KEPT FF WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING FM E CNTRL
MO INTO W CNTRL IL FOR A DOZEN COUNTIES.
.STL...FLOOD WATCH FOR TNGT AND TUE MRNG FOR ENTIRE CWA.
PEDIGO
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 7, 4:44 AM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
544 AM CDT TUE MAY 07 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1117 PM 2W COLUMBIA MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/06/02 BOONE REPORTED BY EOC.
1143 PM COLUMBIA MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/06/02 BOONE REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
1147 PM 2N COLUMBIA MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/06/02 BOONE REPORTED BY EOC.
1205 AM MO 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/02 BOONE REPORTED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER.
0122 AM COLUMBIA MO FLOODING
05/07/02 BOONE EOC REPORTED HIGHWAY 40
WEST OF I-70 CLOSED DUE
TO FLOODING. BROWN
SCHOOL ROAD CLOSE DUE TO
HIGH WATER.
0221 AM OLD MONROE MO 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/07/02 LINCOLN REPORTED BY COUNTY
SHERIFF.
0226 AM PORTAGE DES SIOUX MO 90 MPH WIND GUST
05/07/02 ST CHARLES SPOTTER RECORDED 87 MPH
WIND GUST.
0235 AM BRUSSELS IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 CALHOUN SHERIFF REPORTED POWER
LINES DOWN.
0235 AM DEER PLAIN IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 CALHOUN SHERIFF REPORTED ROOF
BLOWN OFF EQUIPMENT
SHED.
0235 AM 1S BRUSSELS IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 CALHOUN SHERIFF REPORTED SEVERAL
FARM BUILDINGS
DESTROYED.
0248 AM 2N ORCHARD FARMS MO WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 ST CHARLES EOC REPORTED NUMEROUS
TREES AND UTILITY POLES
DOWN OFF HIGHWAY V.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALSO AT
THE NORTH SHORE MARINA.
0250 AM ALTON IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 MADISON FIRE DEPT REPORTED POWER
LINES DOWN.
0250 AM GODFREY IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 MADISON EMS REPORTED TREE BLOWN
ONTO A HOUSE.
300 AM BUNKER HILL IL 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/07/02 MACOUPIN REPORTED BY FIRE DEPT.
0300 AM 3S NUTWOOD IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 JERSEY SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE
TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROUTE
100.
0300 AM GODFREY IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 MADISON EMS REPORTED LARGE TREES
DOWN WEST OF HIGHWAY 111.
0325 AM 5SW STEELVILLE MO WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 CRAWFORD SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE
TREE DOWN.
0345 AM UNION MO WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 FRANKLIN SHERIFF REPORTED POWER
LINES DOWN.
0355 AM 5W HILLSBORO MO WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 JEFFERSON SHERIFF REPORTED TREES
DOWN.
0400 AM 5N HILLSBORO MO WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 JEFFERSON SHERIFF REPORTED TREES
DOWN IN GOLDMAN.
0400 AM FESTUS MO WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 JEFFERSON SHERIFF REPORTED TREES
DOWN.
415 AM COLUMBIA IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 MONROE SHERIFF REPORTED TREES
DOWN ON ROUTE 3.
415 AM 2W WATERLOO IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 MONROE SHERIFF REPORTED TREES
DOWN ON ROUTE 156.
0420 AM BONNE TERRE MO WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 ST FRANCOIS SHERIFF REPORTED LARGE
TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0430 AM NEW ATHENS IL WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 ST. CLAIR EOC REPORTED TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWN. SOME
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A
HOME DUE TO A FALLEN
TREE. ROOF BLOWN OFF A
HOUSE.
0430 AM BLOOMSDALE MO WIND DAMAGE
05/07/02 STE GENEVIEVE SHERIFF REPORTED TREES
DOWN.Flood, Reynolds
- When
- May 7, 6:00 AM CST to May 19, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Reynolds forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 37.362, -90.969 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several heavy rain events caused the Black River to flood through most of the period. Since it is a small flashy river, it rose over and fell back under flood stage several times The river peaked about 13.5 over flood stage on May 15. Several roads in the area were closed at various times due to the flooding.
- 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 Flood in Alaska, May 7 to 11, 20023 deaths · $1.0 million · 1 event
- Flooding in Missouri, May 7 to 9, 20022 deaths · $14 million · 34 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 7, 20021 injured · $22 million · F3 · 65 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 7 to 9, 20021 death · 15 events
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, May 7, 2002$925,000 · 16 events
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 7, 2002$1.8 million · 76 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 7 to 8, 2002F0 · 109 events
- High Wind in Idaho, May 7, 200213 injured · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Alaska, May 7, 2002$1.0 million · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 7, 2002$110,000 · 55 kt wind · 12 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, May 7, 2002$83,000 · 53 kt wind · 13 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 7, 2002$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5291147.