Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- June 22, 10:00 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Cisne
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 22, 1998
Slow-moving thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall, estimated up to 2 inches per hour in spots. Flooding of roads was a problem in the Mt.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
Slow-moving thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall, estimated up to 2 inches per hour in spots. Flooding of roads was a problem in the Mt. Carmel area. In Edwards County, water was over Route 130 in spots.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Edwards
- When
- June 22, 10:00 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards County, Albion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wabash
- When
- June 22, 10:15 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wabash County, Mt Carmel
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Kentucky, June 22 to 29, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 22 to 29, 1998
- Heat in Alabama, June 22, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 22, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 22, 1998
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: 5659402, 5659403, 5659404.