May 23, 2019
A cold front sagging into southeast Illinois triggered showers and thunderstorms south of the I-70 corridor during the morning of May 23rd. One cell produced a brief tornado southwest of Xenia in Clay County, while other storms dropped heavy rainfall and caused localized flash flooding. With 1-2 inches of rain falling in a short period of time, several county roads north of US-50 were flooded in Richland County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 832910). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Richland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.