Illinois, 2000

Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 17 to 18, 2000

June 17 to 18, 2000 · NWS PAH · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Areas that already had experienced 4 to 7 inches of rain during the previous 24 to 36 hours received another dose of heavy rain. This brought storm totals as high as 10 inches as measured by a co-operative observer in Carbondale.

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.

Areas that already had experienced 4 to 7 inches of rain during the previous 24 to 36 hours received another dose of heavy rain. This brought storm totals as high as 10 inches as measured by a co-operative observer in Carbondale. Extensive lowland flooding occurred. In Williamson County, water was about a foot and a half deep over two bridges on a rural secondary road.

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:16 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Williamson

When
June 17, 11:15 PM CST to June 18, 2:45 AM CST
Where
Williamson County, Marion
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.730, -88.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Jackson

When
June 17, 11:15 PM CST to June 18, 2:45 AM CST
Where
Jackson County, Carbondale
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
37.785, -89.382 (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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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: 5148679, 5148680.