Flooding in Missouri, May 25 to 27, 2004

Name: Flooding in Missouri, May 25 to 27, 2004
Start: 2004-05-25T03:00
End: 2004-05-27T05:00
Location: Missouri

May 25 to 27, 2004 · NWS EAX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

0 feet, or 1 foot above flood stage. 38 feet above flood stage.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 102 River in Maryville crested at 19.0 feet, or 1 foot above flood stage. The 102 River in Rosendale crested at 19.38 feet, or 1.38 feet above flood stage. The Platte River near Agency crested at 22.85 feet, or 2.85 feet above flood stage. The Grand River at Chillicothe crested at 24.51 feet, or 0.51 of a foot above flood stage. The Grand River near Sumner crested at 31.21 feet, or 5.21 feet above flood stage. The Missouri River at Napolean crested at 18.49 feet, or 1.49 feet. The Petite Saline Creek near Boonville crested at 18.92 feet, or 2.92 feet above flood stage.

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.

Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 11:51 AM CST, 15 hours 9 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1251 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-251100-

...SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...VERY LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES POSSIBLE...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE STORMS REMAIN LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING OVER
NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. HAIL AS LARGE AS BASEBALLS,
SEVERE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND DESTRUCTIVE LONG TRACK TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE. STORMS WILL IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST KANSAS...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA...ALONG THE
INTERSECTION OF A WARM FRONT AND DRYLINE. STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE
QUICKLY IN A HIGHLY UNSTABLE, HIGHLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT. BY AS
EARLY AS 4 OR 5 PM, DANGEROUS SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE INTO
NORTHWEST MISSOURI. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE THE GREATEST IN
THE ATCHISON, SAINT JOSEPH, ROCKPORT, KANSAS CITY...BETHANY AND
GALLATIN AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. BY MID
EVENING THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CLUSTER INTO A COMPLEX OF SEVERE
STORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN INTO CENTRAL
MISSOURI. LARGE HAIL, SEVERE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND TORNADOES WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI INCLUDING
KANSAS CITY, CHILLICOTHE, TRENTON, KIRKSVILLE AND MOBERLY.

FLOODING IS ALSO OF CONCERN FOR NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHERN
MISSOURI TONIGHT. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY IN AREAS
THAT HAVE RECEIVED ABUNDANT RAINS OVER THE LAST WEEK. A FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. HEAVY RAIN MAY
LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE, SO A FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON ON TUESDAY FOR KANSAS CITY, WARRENSBURG,
SEDALIA AND HARRISONVILLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

IF HEAVY RAINS DEVELOP AS EXPECTED TONIGHT, MANY RIVERS WILL RISE
RAPIDLY TUESDAY. FLOODING ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER IS ALSO EXPECTED
BY LATE THIS WEEK. HIGH WATER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS
WATER FLOWS SOUTH FROM RECENT STORMS THAT HAVE RAVAGED NEBRASKA AND
IOWA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY
AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION DEFINITELY WILL BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING IN NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC AND CLIMATE
INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT (LOWER CASE)
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/EAX OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

NRR

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 10:54 PM CST, 4 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1154 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     HAIL             3 W MAYSVILLE           39.89N 94.42W
05/24/2004  2.75 INCH        DEKALB             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

GA

Local storm report, May 24, 10:59 PM CST, 4 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1159 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1051 PM     HAIL             LEES SUMMIT             38.92N 94.38W
05/24/2004  0.75 INCH        JACKSON            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

GA

Local storm report, May 24, 11:05 PM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1205 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0725 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 W MARYVILLE           40.34N 94.87W
05/24/2004  60 MPH           NODAWAY            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

GA

Local storm report, May 24, 11:06 PM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1206 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1006 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S ODESSA              38.97N 93.95W
05/24/2004                   LAFAYETTE          MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREES DOWN

&&

GA

Special weather statement, May 24, 11:26 PM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1226 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

KSZ057-103>105-MOZ029>031-037-038-043-044-250900-
CARROLL MO-CASS MO-CLAY MO-JACKSON MO-JOHNSON MO-JOHNSON KS-
LAFAYETTE MO-LEAVENWORTH KS-MIAMI KS-RAY MO-WYANDOTTE KS-
1226 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 282 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MISSOURI:

CARROLL...CASS...CLAY...JACKSON...JOHNSON...LAFAYETTE AND RAY.

IN KANSAS:

JOHNSON...LEAVENWORTH...MIAMI AND WYANDOTTE.

SOME CITIES NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ARE
HARRISONVILLE...KANSAS CITY...OLATHE...PAOLA AND WARRENSBURG.

KSZ060-MOZ053-054-250900-
BATES MO-HENRY MO-LINN KS-
1226 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 282 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM
CDT TUESDAY MORNING...FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MISSOURI:

BATES AND HENRY.

IN KANSAS:

LINN.

SOME CITIES IN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDE BUTLER AND
CLINTON.

KOCH

Special weather statement, May 24, 11:43 PM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

MOZ033-040-045-046-250600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1243 AM CDT TUE MAY 25 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 283.
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER IN THE TORNADO WATCH.

IN MISSOURI:

RANDOLPH...HOWARD...COOPER...PETTIS.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOBERLY...FAYETTE...BOONVILLE AND SEDALIA.

KOCH

The radar

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

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Nodaway

When: May 25, 3:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Nodaway forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Andrew

When: May 25, 11:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Andrew forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.984, -94.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Buchanan

When: May 25, 8:00 PM CST to May 26, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Buchanan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Lafayette

When: May 25, 9:00 PM CST to May 27, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Livingston

When: May 25, 10:00 PM CST to May 26, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Chariton

When: May 25, 11:00 PM CST to May 27, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Chariton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Cooper

When: May 25, 11:00 PM CST to May 26, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Cooper forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.844, -92.810 (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

Every storm in Missouri in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, May 2004

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: 5400528, 5400529, 5400530, 5400533, 5400531, 5400532, 5400534.