Illinois, 1998

Flooding in Illinois, April 1 to 30, 1998

April 1 to 30, 1998 · NWS PAH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

The Ohio River crested 8 to 10 feet above flood stage at some locations, causing moderate agricultural bottomland flooding. Some roads near the river were flooded, and parts of Fort Massac State Park were underwater.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 Ohio River crested 8 to 10 feet above flood stage at some locations, causing moderate agricultural bottomland flooding. Some roads near the river were flooded, and parts of Fort Massac State Park were underwater. The river crested at 51.3 feet at Cairo, where flood stage is 40 feet. At Shawneetown, where flood stage is 33 feet, the river crested at 41.9 feet. Minor flooding occurred in the Hall Town area near Golconda, where the river crested at 42.7 feet. Flood stage there is 40 feet.

The radar

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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Alexander

When
April 1, 12:01 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Alexander forecast zone
Coordinates
37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Gallatin

When
April 1, 12:01 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gallatin forecast zone
Coordinates
37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Hardin

When
April 1, 12:01 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hardin forecast zone
Coordinates
37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Massac

When
April 1, 12:01 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Massac forecast zone
Coordinates
37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Pope

When
April 1, 12:01 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pope forecast zone
Coordinates
37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Pulaski

When
April 1, 12:01 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pulaski forecast zone
Coordinates
37.223, -89.127 (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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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: 5643910, 5643911, 5643912, 5643913, 5643914, 5643915.