Jul 13, 2017
Ahead of a weak cold front that extended from Michigan southwest across the St. Louis metro area, loosely organized clusters of thunderstorms moved south across southern Illinois. A few storms produced localized tree damage, especially on the north side of Marion. Winds aloft were very weak due to a ridge of high pressure aloft, limiting severe activity to pulse-type damaging wind events. The slow movement of the storms contributed to isolated flooding problems on roads.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 706592). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in White County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.