39
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$405K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Perry County, Illinois: 39 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #860 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Perry County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Perry County is the 2010s, when 13 of the county's 39 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Perry County archive, flash flood makes up 12.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #860 for this hazard and #25 within Illinois, putting it in the 71.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Perry County with 10 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2024 | TODDS MILL | 0 | $10K |
| Jul 16, 2024 | TAMAROA | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | TAMAROA | 0 | $0 |
| May 5, 2024 | SUNFIELD | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | PINCKNEYVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | DU QUOIN | 0 | $30K |
| Jul 16, 2021 | CUTLER | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | CUTLER | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | DU QUOIN | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | PINCKNEYVILLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Perry County
- Thunderstorm Wind 126
- Hail 75
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A well-traveled county road was closed from east of Du Quoin to the Franklin County line. In addition, a portion of Route 3 was closed just east of U.S. Highway 51, a few miles north of Du Quoin. Many smaller back roads were closed. A rural road near Pinckneyville was washed out. In the city of Pinckneyville, a street was closed due to several feet of water.
Several streets in Du Quoin and elsewhere around the county were flooded. Emergency management reported several parts of U.S. Highway 51 in and north of Du Quoin were flooded with one to two feet of water, and cars were stalled out. Portions of Route 51 remained closed in and around Du Quoin into the early evening hours. Homes and businesses were surrounded by water. The 24-hour storm total rainfall at Tamaroa was reported to be 7.0 inches by a local television weather observer.
Street flooding occurred throughout the city of DuQuoin. Water was over U.S. Highway 51 north of DuQuoin. About six inches of water was over Highway 154 west of Pinckneyville. Between Tamaroa and Pinckneyville, a railroad track was washed out.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Perry County, Illinois?
39 flash flood events are recorded in Perry County between 1996 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Perry County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Perry County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Perry County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Perry County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/perry-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.