Flood in Perry County, Missouri

Flood April 29, 2026 – April 30, 2026 · Perry County, Missouri

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Minor flooding began at the end of April along the Mississippi River near Chester, with limited impacts to low-lying agricultural areas. Flooding continued into May.

The wider storm

Well above normal April rainfall upstream along the Ohio River from East Central Missouri and Central Illinois to Iowa/Wisconsin resulted in river levels on the Mississippi River rising into minor flood at Chester and Cape Girardeau to end the month, with minor flooding continuing into May. Impacts were limited to bottomland agricultural areas.

Began near Claryville (37.8786, -89.8002).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1331155. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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