Flood, Fulton
- When
- February 27, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.473, -90.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, February 27 to 28, 1998
Another half to one inch rainfall across Central Illinois, falling on saturated grounds and already high Illinois River levels, created additional flooding on the Illinois River from Havana to Beardstown. Once again, only minor flooding of low lying areas adjacent to river occurred so far in February, but river levels were still rising at the end of the month with crests expected in March.
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.
Another half to one inch rainfall across Central Illinois, falling on saturated grounds and already high Illinois River levels, created additional flooding on the Illinois River from Havana to Beardstown. Once again, only minor flooding of low lying areas adjacent to river occurred so far in February, but river levels were still rising at the end of the month with crests expected in March.
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 27, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.240, -89.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Schuyler
- When
- February 27, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Cass
- When
- February 27, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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: 5629914, 5629915, 5629916, 5629917.