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Flood — Henderson, IL

Jun 22, 2010

Heavy rains during the third week of June resulted in the Mississippi River at Burlington going above the moderate flood stage level of 16.5 feet on June 22 around 230 pm. It crested around 16.95 feet around 1 pm June 26. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 4 am June 28.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 247038). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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