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Flash Flood — Clay, IL

Aug 30, 2021

A stationary frontal boundary interacting with a warm and humid airmass triggered scattered strong thunderstorms during the late morning and afternoon of August 30th. One of the cells dropped Doppler radar estimated rainfall of 1.5 to 2.5 in a short amount of time across eastern Clay County. As a result of the excessive rainfall rates, a road south of Camp Travis flooded.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 979182). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Clay, IL

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.

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