Flood in Jackson County, Illinois

Flood June 18, 2008 – June 30, 2008 · Jackson County, Illinois

Death

$30K

Crop damage

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Minor flooding of the Big Muddy River occurred. At the Murphysboro gage, the river crested at 24.39 feet on the 25th. Flood stage there is 22 feet. Some minor flooding affected houses just downstream of Bridge Street in Murphysboro. Lowland fields were inundated. A 28-year-old woman died when she lost control of her vehicle and plunged into the flooding river (indirect fatality).

The wider storm

Heavy rainfall across the upper Midwest caused major rises along the Mississippi River. This caused backwater flooding on the Big Muddy River.

Began near Grimsby (37.7637, -89.4424).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 105979. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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