Jun 29, 1998
Thunderstorms repeatedly moved over the same areas, causing excessive rainfall amounts over 3 inches in 3 hours. Numerous roads were flooded from DuQuoin to West Frankfort. The flooding was widespread around West Frankfort and DuQuoin, where several feet of water covered some streets. A cooperative observer for the National Weather Service measured 4.7 inches of rain in DuQuoin, most of which fell within two hours. In downtown Carbondale, cars were flooded and water rose within the city's new ci
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5659542). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jackson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.