Jun 17, 2017
An approaching cold front triggered scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of central and southeast Illinois from the evening of June 17th into the early morning of June 18th. The hardest hit locations were north of the I-74 corridor from Toulon in Stark County southeastward to Rantoul in Champaign County, where wind gusts of around 60mph downed numerous trees and power lines. A couple downbursts with estimated 70-80mph winds created enhanced areas of damage in Peoria Heights, just nor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 710017). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McLean County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.