Oct 7, 2021
Low pressure interacting with an unseasonably warm and humid environment triggered scattered strong thunderstorms across central Illinois during the afternoon and early evening of October 7th. A couple of the cells dropped hail as large as quarters, while other storms produced heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches and localized flash flooding across parts of Tazewell County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 988054). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tazewell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.