Flash Flood, Hamilton
- When
- June 18, 1:15 AM CST to 4:45 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 18, 2000
Saline County authorities reported Lindsay Lane was flooded. Lewis Road, a low road in rural Harrisburg, had 1 to 2 feet of water over it.
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.
Saline County authorities reported Lindsay Lane was flooded. Lewis Road, a low road in rural Harrisburg, had 1 to 2 feet of water over it.
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, Saline
- When
- June 18, 1:15 AM CST to 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Saline County, Harrisburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Gallatin
- When
- June 18, 1:30 AM CST to 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Gallatin County, Shawneetown
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, White
- When
- June 18, 1:30 AM CST to 4:45 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
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- Lightning Strike in Guam, June 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 18, 2000
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 18 to 20, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, June 18, 2000
- Hail in Wisconsin, June 18, 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: 5148965, 5148966, 5148964, 5148967.