Illinois, 2000

Flood in Illinois, April 11 to 14, 2000

April 11 to 14, 2000 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Ohio River crested about one foot above the 33-foot flood stage at Shawneetown. This resulted in minor flooding of some low-lying agricultural bottomland.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.

The Ohio River crested about one foot above the 33-foot flood stage at Shawneetown. This resulted in minor flooding of some low-lying agricultural bottomland. The flooding was mainly the result of very heavy rain that fell over upper portions of the Ohio River basin on the 7th and 8th.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Gallatin

When
April 11, 5:00 PM CST to April 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Gallatin forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
37.763, -88.230 (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.

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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: 5137318.