Flash Flood, Pope
- When
- March 1, 3:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pope County, Eddyville
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Illinois, March 1, 1997
Highways 145 and 146, the two main arteries through Pope County, were closed by high water and debris. A vehicle attempting to cross a flooded highway became submerged in floodwater.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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 PAH wrote it up.
Highways 145 and 146, the two main arteries through Pope County, were closed by high water and debris. A vehicle attempting to cross a flooded highway became submerged in floodwater. A Pope County sheriffs deputy rescued the sole occupant of the vehicle, a female who was hanging from the luggage rack on the vehicle. The sheriffs deputy waded through the water and carried her to safety. Both the officer and the victim were treated for hypothermia at a local hospital. Several roads were washed out by flash flooding, mainly forest service roads or private drives.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.
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
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- Flash Flood in Ohio, March 1 to 2, 1997
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 1, 1997
More
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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: 5594905.