Illinois, 1999Flash Flooding in Illinois, January 21 to 22, 1999
January 21 to 22, 1999 · NWS PAH · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
In Jackson County, sheriff's deputies used a johnboat to help evacuate a family whose house became surrounded by water. In Williamson County, several roads were closed by high water, including Old Route 13 near Route 148.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $270,000
- 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.
In Jackson County, sheriff's deputies used a johnboat to help evacuate a family whose house became surrounded by water. In Williamson County, several roads were closed by high water, including Old Route 13 near Route 148. About a dozen cars were stranded in flood water in the Marion area and had to be pulled out. Many of them ignored barricades set up to divert traffic from flooded areas.
Flash Flood, Jackson
- When
- January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A series of supercell thunderstorms formed a procession over southwest Illinois throughout the evening hours of January 21. Rainfall amounts of 4 to 7 inches were quite common across Union and Jackson Counties between 6 P.M. and midnight. Anna reported 6.7 inches and Carbondale had 4.00 inches. Numerous roads were flooded. Damage to bridges and vehicles was reported.
Flash Flood, Union
- When
- January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Union County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Williamson
- When
- January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -88.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 19993 deaths · 72 injured · F3 · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 19992 deaths · 29 injured · F3 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 21 to 22, 199910 injured · $9.8 million · F4 · 36 events
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 19992 deaths · 2 injured · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 21 to 22, 19992 deaths · 1 injured · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, January 21 to 23, 19992 deaths · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, January 21, 1999$760,000 · F3 · 13 events
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 19991 death · 2 injured · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, January 21 to 22, 19991 death · $290,000 · 4 events
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 19992 injured · F3 · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 1999F3 · 1 event
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 1999F3 · 1 event
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: 5680577, 5680578, 5680579.