Flood, Wayne
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM CST to February 10, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Illinois, February 7 to 10, 1999
Heavy rain over central Illinois caused the Skillet Fork to rise above flood stage for a couple of days. 92 feet produced only minor flooding of low-lying areas.
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
- $3,000
- 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.
Heavy rain over central Illinois caused the Skillet Fork to rise above flood stage for a couple of days. At Wayne City, where flood stage is 15 feet, the crest of 17.92 feet produced only minor flooding of low-lying areas.
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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in California, February 7 to 9, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, February 7, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, February 7, 1999
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, February 7, 1999
- Strong Wind in Illinois, February 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, February 7 to 16, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, February 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, February 7, 1999
- Rip Current in Guam, February 7, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, February 7, 1999
- High Wind in Kentucky, February 7, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 7, 1999
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, February 1999
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: 5682865.