Illinois, 2002

Flooding in Illinois, June 1 to 8, 2002

June 1 to 8, 2002 · NWS ILX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

The major river flooding continued into June along the lower portions of the Illinois River. The river flooding finally subsided on the 8th of June.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 ILX wrote it up.

The major river flooding continued into June along the lower portions of the Illinois River. The river flooding finally subsided on the 8th of June.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 8:10 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 8:10 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
910 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2002

WILL BE UPDATING THE FORECAST SHORTLY TO REMOVE THE EVENING
WORDING AND TO MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE XPCTD T-STORMS
OVERNIGHT.

THE LATEST SFC ANALYSIS AND KILX 88D SHOWS A BOUNDARY CLOSE
TO THE I-72 CORRIDOR...EXTENDING ACRS SRN IA TO A LOW IN
NW KS/SW NEB. THE CONVECTION FROM THIS EVE HAS DISSIPATED
AND THE SKY HAS CLEARED IN MOST LOCATIONS. SHORT RANGE MODELS
CONTINUE TO POINT TO DEVELOPING CONVECTION IN ERN NEB/SW IA
OVERNIGHT. THIS IS XPCTD TO SPREAD ALONG THE BOUNDARY TWD WRN
IL TOWARD DAYBREAK. A VEERING LOW LEVEL JET MAY EVEN FOCUS SOME
SCTD SHWRS/T-STORMS ALONG THE BOUNDARY IN CENT/ECENT IL AT THE
SAME TIME. THUS...WILL KEEP TREND OF WORDING FOR CONVECTION TWD
DAYBREAK IN CENT IL AND ADD FOR NW SECTIONS. BOUNDARY SHOULD
REMAIN FAR ENOUGH NORTH OF SE IL...SO WILL KEEP THINGS DRY THERE.

.ILX...NONE.

MILLER

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Fulton

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.473, -90.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Mason

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Mason forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.240, -89.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Schuyler

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Schuyler forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.158, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Cass

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Cass forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.974, -90.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Morgan

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.716, -90.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Scott

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.644, -90.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5301536, 5301537, 5301538, 5301539, 5301540, 5301541.