Flood, Alexander
- When
- June 1, 12:01 AM CST to June 3, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, June 1 to 3, 1999
After being over flood stage for much of May, the Mississippi River remained slightly above flood stage through early June. The river was no more than a few inches above flood stage in early June, which caused only minor flooding of some agricultural bottomland.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
After being over flood stage for much of May, the Mississippi River remained slightly above flood stage through early June. The river was no more than a few inches above flood stage in early June, which caused only minor flooding of some agricultural bottomland.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Jackson
- When
- June 1, 12:01 AM CST to June 3, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Union
- When
- June 1, 12:01 AM CST to June 3, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 1, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, June 1, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, June 1, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 1, 1999
- Tornadoes in Missouri, June 1, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 1 to 2, 1999
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 1, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, June 1, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 1 to 28, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 1 to 25, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 1, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 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: 5700306, 5700307, 5700308.