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Flash Flood — Scott, IL

Jul 11, 2015

Several clusters of thunderstorms developed along and north of a warm front extending from northern Missouri into southern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 11th. One of the storms produced a brief tornado near Forsyth and some wind damage in Long Creek in Macon County. Elsewhere around central Illinois, torrential rainfall created localized flash flooding, across portions of west central Illinois where numerous roads were closed through the morning hours of July 12th due to hi

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 597124). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Scott, IL

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