Flood, Fulton
- When
- February 15, 12:00 AM CST to February 26, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.473, -90.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, February 15 to 26, 1998
25 inches occurred across Central Illinois on February 10 and 12. This created subsequent rises on the Illinois River.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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 ILX wrote it up.
Widespread rainfall amounts of 1.25 to 2.25 inches occurred across Central Illinois on February 10 and 12. This created subsequent rises on the Illinois River. The Illinois River from Havana to Beardstown rose above the flood stages by about 1 foot. Mainly low land flooding resulted immediately adjacent to the river with no damage reports noted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Mason
- When
- February 15, 12:00 AM CST to February 26, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.240, -89.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Schuyler
- When
- February 15, 12:00 AM CST to February 26, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Cass
- When
- February 15, 12:00 AM CST to February 26, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.974, -90.247 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Storm Surge in Mississippi, February 15, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 15 to 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 15, 1998
- Strong Wind in Georgia, February 15 to 16, 1998
- Flooding in Alabama, February 15, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 15, 1998
- Winter Weather in Wyoming, February 15 to 16, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 15, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 15 to 16, 1998
- Storm Surge in Louisiana, February 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 15 to 16, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, February 1998
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: 5629908, 5629909, 5629910, 5629911.