Apr 29, 2017
Scattered rain showers moved across western Illinois Saturday evening, as an area of low pressure intensified over southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas. This low pressure brought a surge of moisture and heavy rainfall across the region Saturday afternoon, producing rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches across western Illinois. This combined with already saturated conditions led to flash flooding in McDonough and Putnam Counties.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 688338). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Putnam County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.