Flood, Madison
- When
- July 30, 9:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -89.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, July 30, 1998
Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches caused some minor flooding across the area. A few roads were closed for short periods due to the flooding.
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 LSX wrote it up.
Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches caused some minor flooding across the area. A few roads were closed for short periods due to the flooding. One of the harder hit areas was the town of Mitchell, in Madison County. Several roads had to be closed into the next day due to an overflowing drainage creek.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, St. Clair
- When
- July 30, 9:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -89.928 (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 Oklahoma, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 30, 1998
- Tornado and Flood in Maryland, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, July 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 30, 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: 5663388, 5663389.