May 16, 2020
Several clusters of slow-moving thunderstorms tracked along and just north of a warm front draped along the I-64 corridor during the afternoon and evening of May 16th. The storms dropped 3 to 4 inches of rain across the southern sections of Scott, Morgan, and Sangamon counties...including 3.84 just southeast of Curran in Sangamon County and 3.05 in Murrayville in Morgan County. The heavy rainfall created flash flooding of numerous county roads and city viaducts. In addition, one thunderstorm
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 891176). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Scott County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.