May 7, 2023
A warm front lifting northward into central Illinois triggered clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms during the late evening of May 6th into the early morning of May 7th. The initial cluster tracked through the Illinois River Valley east-southeastward toward Champaign...generally along and north of I-72. Additional cells developed in its wake along and north of the front, eventually congealing into a linear structure that dropped southeastward into Indiana by mid-morning. Scattered wind
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1095096). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McLean County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.