Flood, Jackson
- When
- March 22, 8:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Illinois, March 22 to 31, 1998
The Big Muddy River crested almost 10 feet above its 16-foot flood stage at Murphysboro. The flooding was aggravated by high water on the Mississippi River, which backed up the Big Muddy River.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 Big Muddy River crested almost 10 feet above its 16-foot flood stage at Murphysboro. The flooding was aggravated by high water on the Mississippi River, which backed up the Big Muddy River. Moderate flooding of some agricultural areas and river access roads occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Debris Flow in Virginia, March 22, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 22 to 24, 1998
- Winter Weather in Maryland, March 22, 1998
- Flooding in Illinois, March 22 to 31, 1998
- Flooding in California, March 22 to 23, 1998
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, March 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, March 22, 1998
- Heavy Rain in California, March 22 to 23, 1998
- Flooding in Michigan, March 22 to 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 22, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, March 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: 5633849.