Flash Flood, Clinton
- When
- June 24, 1:30 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clinton County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.607, -89.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 24, 2000
Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches caused widespread flash flooding. Most creeks in the area flooded closing numerous roads.
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 LSX wrote it up.
Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches caused widespread flash flooding. Most creeks in the area flooded closing numerous roads. Highway 50 and 161 in Clinton County had to be closed for a while. Non-paved rural roads were damaged by water runoff.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:30 UTC.
Event by event
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Marion
- When
- June 24, 1:30 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -88.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, St. Clair
- When
- June 24, 1:30 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -89.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Washington
- When
- June 24, 1:30 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.352, -89.410 (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
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 24, 2000
- Heat in Alaska, June 24, 2000
- Heat in California, June 24, 2000
- Heat in Alabama, June 24, 2000
- Flooding in Iowa, June 24 to 27, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 24, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kansas, June 24, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 24, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, June 24, 2000
- Flood in Indiana, June 24, 2000
- Tornado in Illinois, June 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 24, 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: 5151054, 5151055, 5151056, 5151057.