Aug 3, 2020
A slow-moving frontal boundary triggered a couple bands of showers and thunderstorms across southeast Illinois from late morning through mid-afternoon of August 3rd. The heaviest rainfall of 2 to 5 inches occurred from near Flora in Clay County northeastward to Robinson in Crawford County...with an observer in Robinson measuring 4.65. Due to excessive rainfall rates, flash flooding developed in both communities.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 914865). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Crawford County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.