Jul 1, 2025
A slow-moving cold front interacted with a very moist, unstable airmass during the afternoon and evening of June 30th, 2025, resulting in a cluster of thunderstorms that produced heavy rainfall along and south of I-70 late that evening. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3.5 inches occurred, which resulted in a few instances of flooding beginning on June 30th and lingering into the early morning hours of July 1st.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1261549). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Effingham County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.