Flash Flood, Massac
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Massac County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Illinois, January 3, 2000
A series of thunderstorms during the early morning hours produced 3 to 5 inches of rain, which saturated the ground. Another round of storms during the late afternoon produced another inch or two in a short time, which triggered flash flooding.
Where it happened
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
A series of thunderstorms during the early morning hours produced 3 to 5 inches of rain, which saturated the ground. Another round of storms during the late afternoon produced another inch or two in a short time, which triggered flash flooding. North of Metropolis, Weaver Creek rose out of its banks, briefly causing traffic problems as it covered Old Marion Road. Several other local streams overflowed their banks. Flooding made several county roads impassable for a short time. On one county road, a five or six foot culvert was washed away, causing an extended closure. A railroad underpass was closed due to high water.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, January 3, 2000
- Tornado in Mississippi, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, January 3, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 3 to 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Indiana, January 3 to 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, January 3, 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: 5132359.