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Flash Flood — Kankakee, IL

May 14, 2020

Scattered severe thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the late evening of May 14th. Additional thunderstorms produced heavy rain and localized flash flooding during the late evening of May 14th into the morning of May 15th. Some of the highest 48 hour rainfall totals ending Friday morning May 15th included: 4.75 inches near Sycamore; 4.71 inches near Park Ridge; 4.69 inches in St. Charles; 4.61 inches two miles west of Elgin; 4.35 inches in De Kalb; 4.26 inches at Chica

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 892476). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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