Flood, Alexander
- When
- July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 9, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, July 1 to 9, 1998
The Ohio River, which had been above flood stage at Cairo in late June, finally fell below flood stage there on the 9th of July. 6 feet was observed on the 6th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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, which had been above flood stage at Cairo in late June, finally fell below flood stage there on the 9th of July. The flood stage at Cairo is 40 feet, and a crest of 42.6 feet was observed on the 6th. Further upstream at Shawneetown, the Ohio River was above flood stage from the 3rd to the 7th as a result of heavy rain on the 3rd. Flood stage at Shawneetown is 33 feet, and a crest of 35.8 feet was observed on the 5th. This resulted in minor flooding of agricultural bottomland.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Gallatin
- When
- July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 9, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (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
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Wildfire in Florida, July 1 to 10, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, July 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, July 1 to 2, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, July 1, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, July 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: 5661462, 5661463.