Flood, Franklin
- When
- April 22, 4:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, April 22 to 30, 1996
3 feet at Murphysboro on the 27th, over 10 feet above the flood stage of 16 feet. In Franklin County, a dairy farm was covered with water, and portions of Illinois Route 149 were threatened by rising water.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- $30,000
- Events
- 3
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 PAH wrote it up.
The Big Muddy River reached 28.3 feet at Murphysboro on the 27th, over 10 feet above the flood stage of 16 feet. In Franklin County, a dairy farm was covered with water, and portions of Illinois Route 149 were threatened by rising water. Fewer than a half dozen homes were evacuated along the river in Jackson County. More heavy rain in May caused the river to reach a second crest.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Jackson
- When
- April 22, 4:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Williamson
- When
- April 22, 4:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -88.930 (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
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 22, 1996
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Missouri, April 22, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
- Hail in Arkansas, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, April 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 22, 1996
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, April 1996
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: 5543594, 5543595, 5543596.