Flash Flood, Macon
- When
- June 30, 1:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Macon County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.860, -88.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Illinois, June 30, 1997
Thunderstorms trained across a large portion of Macon County. Between 4 to 7 inches of rain fell over a three hour period.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 ILX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms trained across a large portion of Macon County. Between 4 to 7 inches of rain fell over a three hour period. Numerous roads and underpasses were flooded, especially in an area extending from Harristown to the southside of Decatur. There was some flooding of basements, but no livingspaces or businesses were affected. No injuries or damage were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strikes and Heavy Rain in Wisconsin, June 30, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, June 30, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 30, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 30, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 30, 1997
- High Wind in Utah, June 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 30, 1997
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 30, 1997
- Drought in New Jersey, June 30, 1997
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, June 30, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 30, 1997
- Drought in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1997
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 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: 5608764.