Jul 3, 2019
An upper-level disturbance interacting with a nearly stationary frontal boundary triggered clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms across central and southeast Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 3rd. Training cells resulted in localized flash flooding...particularly across southern Clay County and northwestern Fulton County where several roads were closed due to high water. Other cells produced minor wind damage and hail up to the size of nickels.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 846530). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clay County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.