Jun 7, 2015
After a morning complex of non-severe storms on June 7th, redeveloping storms in the early afternoon intensified just south of I-80 and slowly evolved southeastward through the night, producing heavy rainfall rates and at times severe straight-line winds. Widespread rainfall of one and a half to four inches, with isolated totals higher fell across areas south of I-80. This produced flooding and flash flooding. Scattered reports of roads closed during Sunday mid-afternoon through evening were rec
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 582563). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Kankakee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.