Jun 19, 2015
Widespread rain occurred across central and southeast Illinois from June 19th through June 20th as remnants of Tropical Storm Bill tracked slowly northeastward from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley. While the entire region picked up rainfall in excess of 1 inch, the heaviest rain occurred along and southeast of a Paris to Shelbyville line where amounts of 3 to 6 inches were common. Due to these excessive rainfall amounts on top of already saturated soils, flash flooding became a major iss
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 591481). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lawrence County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.