Aug 7, 2007
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorm move across areas north of Highway 30 during the afternoon and evening hours of August 6th and the early morning hours of the 7th. Heavy rains were widespread across these areas, with some isolated wind damage in Buchanan County. Stephenson County Illinois was hardest hit with rainfall, where totals of three to seven inches fell, which lead to flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 57936). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Stephenson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.