Jun 6, 2008
As a frontal boundary slowly dropped southward into the area during the evening of June 6th, thunderstorms continued to develop across parts of east-central and southeast Illinois. Fed by an increasing low-level jet from the southwest, the storms continued to back-build across the same locations, producing copious amounts of rainfall. The heaviest rain occurred along the I-70 corridor, where amounts between 5 and 10 inches were common. The Embarras River rose to record levels which caused a le
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 121003). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Jasper County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.