Flood, Du Page
- When
- August 3, 11:00 PM CST to August 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Du Page County, Bolingbrook
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -88.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, August 3 to 4, 1998
Heavy rain began late on the night of August 3 and continued into the early morning hours of the 4th. The heaviest rain fell in Will County but heavy rain was also reported in southern Du Page, Southwest Cook and part of Kankakee County.
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
- 4
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 LOT wrote it up.
Heavy rain began late on the night of August 3 and continued into the early morning hours of the 4th. The heaviest rain fell in Will County but heavy rain was also reported in southern Du Page, Southwest Cook and part of Kankakee County. Some of the heavier rainfall amounts included 5.6 inches at Monee, 5 inches at Manhattan, 3.53 inches at Channahon, 3.51 inches at Bolingbrook, 3.05 inches at Peotone, 2.69 inches at Burr Ridge, 2.42 inches at Darien and 2 inches at Kankakee. The rain cuased flooding of roads, viaducts and underpasses but most of the water was receding by morning rush hour.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Cook
- When
- August 3, 11:00 PM CST to August 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cook County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -87.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Will
- When
- August 3, 11:00 PM CST to August 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Will County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.445, -87.979 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Kankakee
- When
- August 3, 11:00 PM CST to August 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kankakee County, Countywide
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.138, -87.862 (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
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- Heat in Oklahoma, August 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, August 3, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Kansas, August 3 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Texas, August 3 to 30, 1998
- Tornado in Texas, August 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 3, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 3, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 3, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 3, 1998
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: 5663114, 5663115, 5663116, 5663117.