Flood, Jackson
- When
- January 21, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, January 21 to 31, 1997
Heavy rain and snowmelt late in the month sent the Big Muddy River above flood stage at Murphysboro on the 21st and at Plumfield on the 24th. The flooding was minor.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Heavy rain and snowmelt late in the month sent the Big Muddy River above flood stage at Murphysboro on the 21st and at Plumfield on the 24th. The flooding was minor. The crest at Plumfield was less than a foot above flood stage on the 25th. At Murphysboro, the crest was almost 6 feet above flood level on the 28th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Franklin
- When
- January 21, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Williamson
- When
- January 21, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 21 to 22, 1997
- Debris Flow in Puerto Rico, January 21, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, January 21 to 22, 1997
- High Wind in Colorado, January 21, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 21 to 22, 1997
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 21, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 21, 1997
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 21, 1997
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 1997
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: 5585863, 5585864, 5585865.