Flash Flood, Hamilton
- When
- June 17, 3:30 AM CST to 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Mc Leansboro
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 17, 2000
Widespread heavy rainfall between one half and one inch per hour occurred over ground that was already saturated from heavy rainfall the previous evening. Water was reported on some roadways.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Widespread heavy rainfall between one half and one inch per hour occurred over ground that was already saturated from heavy rainfall the previous evening. Water was reported on some roadways. In Jefferson County, one road was closed, and creeks were running very high.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Jefferson
- When
- June 17, 3:30 AM CST to 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Mt Vernon
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wabash
- When
- June 17, 3:40 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wabash County, Mt Carmel
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, White
- When
- June 17, 3:45 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- White County, Carmi
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 17, 2000
- High Wind in California, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 17, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 17, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 2000
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: 5150069, 5150070, 5148675, 5148676.