Sep 12, 2019
Heavy rain-producing showers and storms moved across areas north of Interstate 80 on September 11 and 12. The higher 2-day rainfall totals were between 3 and 6 inches. In addition to the heavy rain, thunderstorm winds caused damaged to some tree limbs. ||Flash flooding occurred in Stephenson County where flowing water over 4 inches deep flooded Highway 20 west of Freeport. The Pecatonica River near Freeport rose about 6 feet.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 856596). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Stephenson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.