Jun 13, 2008
After a wet winter and spring, heavy rain fell in June causing moderate to major flooding on the Des Plaines and Fox Rivers in Lake and McHenry Counties in IL. June rainfall totals included 7.13 inches at Woodstock, 6.56 inches at Spring Grove, and 5.57 inches at Mundelein. Some parts of southern Wisconsin received 10 inches or more. Moderate flooding occurred on the Des Plaines at Russell from the 11th through the 13th mostly impacting park land. On the Fox River, the New Munster, WI river gage
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 120214). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McHenry County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.