Heat, Williamson
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -88.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Illinois, June 22 to 29, 1998
Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees for at least 7 consecutive days. Oppressive humidity produced heat indicies as high as 110 degrees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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.
Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees for at least 7 consecutive days. Oppressive humidity produced heat indicies as high as 110 degrees. The prolonged heat and humidity resulted in the death of an elderly man in Johnston City, near Marion. The coroner measured the temperature in his apartment, where his body was found, at 110 degrees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
19 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Alexander
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Edwards
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Franklin
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Gallatin
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hamilton
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hardin
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Jackson
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Jefferson
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Johnson
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Massac
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Massac forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Perry
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Pope
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pope forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Pulaski
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Saline
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Union
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wabash
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wayne
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, White
- When
- June 22, 9:00 AM CST to June 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Williamson | 1998-06-28 | 83 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
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 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
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, June 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 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: 5659446, 5659447, 5659512, 5659513, 5659514, 5659515, 5659516, 5659517, 5659518, 5659519, 5659520, 5659521, 5659522, 5659523, 5659524, 5659525, 5659526, 5659527, 5659528.