Aug 5, 2023
A significant rain event occurred late Friday into Saturday across west central Illinois, which resulted in flash flooding. A slow moving mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) tracked over the area and brought very heavy rain in a short amount of time. Rainfall amounts between 2 and 4 inches fell in less than 6 hours.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1129571). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Henderson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.