Illinois, 2000

Flash Flooding in Illinois, February 18, 2000

February 18, 2000 · NWS PAH · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Persistent showers and a few strong thunderstorms produced heavy rain over ground that was saturated by several inches of rain earlier in the day.

Where it happened

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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 PAH wrote it up.

Persistent showers and a few strong thunderstorms produced heavy rain over ground that was saturated by several inches of rain earlier in the day.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Gallatin

When
February 18, 2:10 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
Where
Gallatin County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Saline

When
February 18, 2:10 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
Where
Saline County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5133113, 5133114.