Flood, Fulton
- When
- January 10, 6:00 PM CST to January 23, 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, January 10 to 23, 1998
A combination of persistant rains and some snowmelt across Central Illinois through mid January resulted in minor flooding on the Illinois River from Havana to Beardstown beginning on January 10 through January 23. Only minor flooding of low lying areas adjacent to the river occurred as river levels only rose to about 1 foot above flood stage.
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.
A combination of persistant rains and some snowmelt across Central Illinois through mid January resulted in minor flooding on the Illinois River from Havana to Beardstown beginning on January 10 through January 23. Only minor flooding of low lying areas adjacent to the river occurred as river levels only rose to about 1 foot above flood stage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Schuyler
- When
- January 10, 6:00 PM CST to January 23, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Mason
- When
- January 10, 6:00 PM CST to January 23, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.240, -89.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Cass
- When
- January 10, 6:00 PM CST to January 23, 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
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oregon, January 10 to 29, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Washington, January 10 to 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 10 to 11, 1998
- Flooding in Indiana, January 10 to 16, 1998
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 10 to 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 10 to 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 11, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 10 to 14, 1998
- High Surf in California, January 10 to 14, 1998
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 10, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 10 to 12, 1998
- Flood in Ohio, January 10, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 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: 5629903, 5629904, 5629905, 5629906.