54
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$272K
Property damage
Flood in Wayne County, Illinois: 54 recorded events between 1998 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #215 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Wayne County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Wayne County is the 2010s, when 30 of the county's 54 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 Wayne County archive, flood makes up 17.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #215 for this hazard and #13 within Illinois, putting it in the 92.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flood in Wayne County with 10 recorded events, while Oct 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2013 | MT ERIE | 0 | 1 | 0 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | CISNE | 0 | $10K |
| Aug 1, 2024 | RINARD | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | KEENESVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | JOHNSONVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | WAYNE CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | WAYNE CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 18, 2023 | SIMS | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | GEFF | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | WAYNE CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | WAYNE CITY | 0 | $2K |
Other hazards here
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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
Flooding of the Little Wabash River affected low-lying fields and woodlands. A 42-year-old woman died after driving her car into the backwaters of the Little Wabash River northeast of Fairfield. Using an airplane, state police located her body beneath ice not far from the abandoned car. She was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead of hypothermia.
Major flooding occurred on the Skillet Fork River. At the Wayne City river gage, the river crested at 22.81 feet early on the 1st. Flood stage is 15 feet. This crest was within a couple inches of the April, 2011 flood crest. At least one home was sandbagged east of Route 45 in the Mill Shoals area. There was widespread flooding of lowlands, including county roads and bridges.
Major flooding occurred along the Skillet Fork River. At the Wayne City river gage, the river crested at 20.28 feet on the 5th. This crest was about one-half foot above the January, 2013 flood crest. Flood stage there is 15 feet, and major flooding begins at 20 feet. Numerous roads were flooded, a few of which were impassable. There was widespread flooding of low-lying fields and woodlands.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Wayne County, Illinois?
54 flood events are recorded in Wayne County between 1998 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Wayne County?
The strongest flood on record in Wayne County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Wayne 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 Wayne County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/wayne-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.