May 7, 2017
Due to 6-day rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches, the Embarras River spilled out of its banks in many locations across Jasper and Crawford Counties. The river crested in moderate flood stage at 25.56 feet at Ste. Marie in Jasper County and at 21.3 feet at Oblong in Crawford County on May 6th. During this period of very high river levels, the Green Brier Levee located about 6 miles south of Oblong in southwest Crawford County was overtopped in 3 locations during the afternoon of May 6th. As a re
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 697062). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Crawford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.