Very heavy rain across Nebraska, Kansas and Northwest Missouri resulted in flooding along the Missouri River. The river crested from 4 to 9 feet over flood stage at various points from Jefferson City to St.
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Very heavy rain across Nebraska, Kansas and Northwest Missouri resulted in flooding along the Missouri River. The river crested from 4 to 9 feet over flood stage at various points from Jefferson City to St. Charles, MO. Damage was minimal. The primary flooding was to farmland and roads along the river. Some riverfront parks were also flooded.
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 8, 1:02 AM CST, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 202 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 .DISCUSSION... PLAN TO INCLUDE A CHC OF TSRA BGNG THIS AFTN WITH WK MID LV SW FLOW SHRTWVS MOVG NEWD THRU THE AREA PLUS WK CDFNT MOVG SLOWLY SEWD THRU THE AREA AS WELL. WILL PUT SLIGHTLY HIGHER POPS OVR THE SRN AND ERN PTN OF THE CWA WHERE MDLS DEPICT SLIGHTLY HIGHER SFC AND 850 MB DWPTS ALONG WITH GREATER INSTABILITY WITH K INDICES INCRSG INTO THE LWR 30S BY 00Z WED ALONG WITH SFC LI VALUES LWRG TO -5 TO -6. WILL FCST MAX TEMPS BLW PERSISTANCE TDA WITH MORE CLOUD CVR EXPECTED. WILL CONT WITH CHC POPS TGT AND WED WITH MDL RH FCSTS AND MOS CLOUD FCSTS INDICATING INCRSD CLOUD CVR AND CONTD LOW-MID LVL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ALTHOUGH DO NOT SEE ANY WELL DEFINED LOW LVL CNVG BNDRY TO INITIATE CONVECTION. PREFER GFS MDL WED NGT AND THU OVER THE NAM MDL SOLUTION. GFS MDL HAS LESS CLOUD CVR...LOWER POPS AND WRMR MAX TEMPS ON THU COMPARED TO THE NAM. IT APRS THAT MOST OF THE CONVECTION WILL BE WELL S OF THE CWA ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOSED MID-UPR LVL LOW MOVG SLOWLY EWD THRU TX. WKR NRN PLAINS MID-UPR LVL TROF...SHEAR AXIS WILL MOVE SLOWLY E-SEWD INTO THE REGION ON THU OR THU NGT PROVIDING MORE FAVORABLE LAPSE RATES FOR CONVECTION BUT STILL NO WELL DEFINED SFC BNDRY TO FOCUS CONVECTION. MAY ONLY FCST A 20 PERCENT POP FOR THE PERIODS WED NGT THRU THU NGT. GKS && .AVIATION... FOR THE 06Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WLY SFC WNDS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL AREAWIDE THRU THE VALID TAF PERIOD. A COUPLE OF WEAK BOUNDARIES STILL EXIST OVER THE FA...BUT OPPORTUNITY FOR PCPN HAS PASSED...UNTIL LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO PASS THRU THE AREA TO INCREASE SHRA/TSRA CHANCES AND THIS TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. HAVE PLACED PROB30S IN FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FOR ALL TAF SITES. TES && .HYDROLOGY... MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER BASED ON EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN THE BASIN FROM LAST SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE MISSOURI RIVER...BUT THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED ALONE WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES. THE RIVER WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE FROM JEFFERSON CITY TO ST. CHARLES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IMPACTS LATER THIS WEEK INTO THE EARLY NEXT WEEK. SPECIFIC INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE LSX WEBSITE AND ON THE FLSLSX PRODUCTS WHICH ARE UPDATED TWICE DAILY. && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. IL...NONE. && WFO LSX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 603 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-091115- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 603 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS WELL AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA COUPLED WITH A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE MISSOURI RIVER IS EXPECTED TO GO INTO FLOOD FROM JEFFERSON CITY TO ST. CHARLES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING FORECAST LATER THIS WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO FLOOD SPECIFIC PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. GKS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
11 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Missouri River flooded southwest Boone County. At least 19 roads near the river had to be closed due to the high water.
The Missouri River flooded the northeast part of Moniteau County from Lupus to Jamestown. Some sandbagging was done in the Lupus area to protect a couple of homes. Otherwise the flooding was limited to farmland in the flood plain and roads close to the river.
The Missouri River flooded parts of the north border of Cole County from Jefferson City to Osage City. Sandbagging was done to protect parking lots for State buildings near the Capitol.
The Missouri River flooded parts of the southern border area of Callaway County from the Jefferson City Airport to Portland. Some sandbagging was done to protect the airport from the floodwater. Otherwise the flooding was limited to low lying farmland in the flood plain and roads along the river.
The Missouri River flooded parts of the northern border of Gasconade County from Gasconade to Hermann. Two city parks in Hermann were flooded, otherwise flooding was limited to farmland along the river and to some roads near the river in the Hermann area.
The Missouri River flooded parts of the northern border of Osage County. Flooding was limited to farmland and roads along the river.
The Missouri River caused flooding along the southern border of Montgomery County. Flooding was limited to farmland in the floodplain and to a few roads along the river.
The Missouri River flooded parts of the southern border of Warren County. The flooding was limited to farmland along the river and to a few roads in the Marthasville area.
The Missouri River flooded parts of the north border of Franklin County. The City Park along the river in Washington flooded, otherwise flooding was limited to farmland and a few roads along the river.
The Missouri River flooded parts of the southern border of St. Charles County from Agusta to the Mississippi River. Frontier Park in St. Charles flooded, otherwise flooding was limited to some farmland and a few roads along the river.
The Missouri River flooded parts of the western border of St. Louis County. The flooding was limited to some farmland and a few roads along the river.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 2007
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: 35713, 35714, 35715, 35717, 35727, 35719, 35726, 35728, 35729, 35730, 35734.