May 1, 2017
Heavy rainfall impacted central and southeast Illinois from April 29th into April 30th...creating widespread flash flooding. The rain developed as numerous weak impulses interacted with a stationary frontal boundary draped along I-70. Thunderstorms with very high rainfall rates dropped 2 to 3 inches of rain across much of the area, with a few locations across portions of Marshall and Woodford counties picking up in excess of 3.5 inches. This rainfall occurring on top of already saturated soil
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 697050). 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.