May 13, 2010
A warm front slowly lifted northward from central Missouri into eastern Iowa and northern Illinois May 12th and 13th. Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across the area producing widespread torrential rains and some hail. As a result of the heavy rains, flash flooding was common. There were two corridors of heavy rain; one across Highway 20 with amounts around 2 to 3 inches and a second heavier corridor of 2 to 6 inches from Memphis, Missouri to near Geneseo, Illinois. Tempera
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 236431). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Whiteside County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.