Jun 7, 2015
A cold front interacting with a warm and very humid airmass triggered several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of June 7th. Two brief tornadoes touched down...one in Menard County about 8 miles east of Petersburg and another in Piatt County 4 miles east of Monticello. Numerous reports of wind damage were received, with the city of Peoria being particularly hard hit. 70 to 80 mph winds caused widespread tree and power line damage from Peoria eastward int
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 591316). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Champaign County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.