Flood, Gallatin
- When
- January 27, 11:00 AM CST to January 30, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.500, -88.383
Flooding in Illinois, January 27 to 30, 2006
Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred due to heavy rainfall between the 10th and 13th and again between the 20th and 23rd. 5 feet on the 28th.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred due to heavy rainfall between the 10th and 13th and again between the 20th and 23rd. At Shawneetown, where flood stage is 33 feet, the river crested at 34.5 feet on the 28th. At Brookport, where flood stage is 37 feet, the river crested at 37.4 feet on the 29th. Minor flooding of fields and wooded bottomlands occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Massac
- When
- January 27, 11:00 AM CST to January 30, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Massac forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.219, -88.708 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Oregon, January 27 to 28, 2006
- Wildfire in Texas, January 27, 2006
- Winter Weather in Colorado, January 27 to 28, 2006
- Winter Storm in Washington, January 27 to 30, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 27 to 29, 2006
- Winter Storm in Idaho, January 27 to 30, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 27, 2006
- Winter Weather in Utah, January 27 to 28, 2006
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, January 27, 2006
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 2006
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5488216, 5488217.