40
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Flood in Pope County, Illinois: 40 recorded events between 1999 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #333 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Pope County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Pope County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 40 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 Pope County archive, flood makes up 23.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #333 for this hazard and #18 within Illinois, putting it in the 88.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flood in Pope County with 10 recorded events, while Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2025 | BAY CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | GOLCONDA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | GOLCONDA | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | GOLCONDA | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | GOLCONDA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | GOLCONDA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | BROWNFIELD | 0 | $20K |
| Apr 1, 2020 | GOLCONDA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | GOLCONDA | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | GOLCONDA | 0 | $0 |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Illinois 145 was closed two miles north of Route 146. Route 145 is the main north-south route through the county. More than 1,000 sandbags were filled in Pope County for residents in flood-prone areas. Many of the sandbags were placed around a water pumping station that services parts of the county with drinking water.
Moderate flooding continued on the Ohio River from late February. At the Golconda river gage, the river crested at 52.66 feet on March 3. Flood stage is 40 feet. This crest was about one foot lower than the flood of March, 1997. Isolated evacuations of some lowland residents were conducted. In Pope County, a home on Lusk Creek near Golconda was standing in water. Rural Pope County roads were flooded around Brownfield and Hamletsburg.
Moderate flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At the Golconda gage, the river crested at 51.51 feet on February 25. Flood stage there is 40 feet, and moderate flooding begins at 49 feet. There was considerable flooding of low-lying woods and fields. A few residences in the lowest areas near the river were impacted. Rural Pope County roads were flooded around Brownfield and Hamletsburg.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Pope County, Illinois?
40 flood events are recorded in Pope County between 1999 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Pope County?
The strongest flood on record in Pope County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Pope 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
“Flood in Pope County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/pope-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.