Flood, Madison
- When
- August 8, 12:30 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Alton
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -89.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, August 8, 2000
Two to three inches of rain overnight caused some local flooding. Most of the flooding was due to ponding of water in low lying areas and the overflowing of storm drains.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 LSX wrote it up.
Two to three inches of rain overnight caused some local flooding. Most of the flooding was due to ponding of water in low lying areas and the overflowing of storm drains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Madison
- When
- August 8, 12:30 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Wood River
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -89.905 (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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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, August 8, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 8, 2000
More
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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: 5172634, 5172635.