Aug 8, 2022
Heavy rain caused flash flooding across parts of northwest Illinois during the morning of August 8th when rainfall of 3 to 5 inches with locally higher amounts fell. Previous rainfall the day before brought two day rainfall totals to 6 to 9 inches across many areas across northwest Illinois. A church was struck by lightning in Rockford during the morning of August 8th causing significant damage. Rockford Airport measured a two day rain total of 6.15 inches for August 7th and 8th with 3.23 inc
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1052309). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in De Kalb County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.