Illinois, 1999

Flash Flood in Illinois, January 21 to 22, 1999

January 21 to 22, 1999 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
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.

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1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Franklin

When
January 21, 8:00 PM CST to January 22, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Franklin County, Countywide
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain from a succession of severe thunderstorms caused flash flooding across the county. A van was swept off a roadway in West Frankfort. The occupants of the van made it to safety. Floodwaters reached the windows of a vehicle in West Frankfort. Streets were barricaded where high water was a threat. City workers were called out to assist West Frankfort residents whose basements filled with water. Although the initial flash flooding was primarily urban, rural road and bridge washouts became more of a problem on the morning of the 22nd.

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.

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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: 5680710.