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Flash Flood — Schuyler, IL

Jun 12, 2022

Areas of low pressure tracking along a stationary frontal boundary draped across central Illinois triggered two large thunderstorm clusters during the morning of June 12th. One cluster impacted Champaign and Vermilion Counties, causing minor wind damage and dropping hail as large as ping pong balls. The second cluster formed further west and brought damaging wind gusts, large hail, and flash flooding to portions of Schuyler and Morgan Counties.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1031400). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Schuyler, IL

This event is one of many recorded floods in Schuyler County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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