2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A cluster of strong thunderstorms brought damaging winds, torrential rainfall, and flash flooding to parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 5.
Read the full account →A cluster of strong thunderstorms brought damaging winds, torrential rainfall, and flash flooding to parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 5.
Read the full account →An extreme rainfall event occurred on July 2 in the Chicago metropolitan area caused by multiple nearly stationary bands of showers and thunderstorms near a slow-moving low pressure area.
Read the full account →An extreme rainfall event occurred on July 2 in the Chicago metropolitan area caused by multiple nearly stationary bands of showers and thunderstorms near a slow-moving low pressure area.
Read the full account →A warm front lifting northward into central Illinois triggered clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms during the late evening of May 6th into the early morning of May 7th.
Read the full account →A vigorous short-wave trough interacted with an approaching low pressure system and associated warm frontal boundary to trigger clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms across west-central Illinois during the late afternoon of August 6th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving upper-level disturbance interacting with a weak area of low pressure brought widespread rain and a few thunderstorms to central Illinois during the early morning of September 22nd.
Read the full account →A large complex of thunderstorms stagnated over parts of southern Illinois, along and north of Interstate 64. Thunderstorms trained across those areas within an environment highly capable of producing high rainfall rates.
Read the full account →A large complex of thunderstorms stagnated over parts of southern Illinois, along and north of Interstate 64. Thunderstorms trained across those areas within an environment highly capable of producing high rainfall rates.
Read the full account →The Wabash River began its upward trek toward record high levels. The river crested at a record crest in early May at Mount Carmel. Details on the impact of the record crest will be included in the May report. The April-May 2011 flood began to form in early April.
Read the full account →The Wabash River began its upward trek toward record high levels. The river crested at a record crest in early May at Mount Carmel. Details on the impact of the record crest will be included in the May report. The April-May 2011 flood began to form in early April.
Read the full account →Widespread heavy rainfall from 8 to 14 inches occurred during the last week of April. At the Carbondale airport, a rainfall total of 11.01 inches was measured from April 22-30. This excessive rainfall caused most creeks and streams to flood for an extended period of time.
Read the full account →The Little Wabash River began its upward trend toward a major flooding event. The river rose above flood stage late in the month. A series of heavy rainfall events gradually forced the river upward at an unsteady rate. The river continued rising past the end of the month.
Read the full account →During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, extensive wind damage, and localized flooding across northern and northeastern Illinois. A total of 37 tornadoes were confirmed across the state.
Read the full account →During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, extensive wind damage, and localized flooding across northern and northeastern Illinois. A total of 37 tornadoes were confirmed across the state.
Read the full account →During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, extensive wind damage, and localized flooding across northern and northeastern Illinois. A total of 37 tornadoes were confirmed across the state.
Read the full account →During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, extensive wind damage, and localized flooding across northern and northeastern Illinois. A total of 37 tornadoes were confirmed across the state.
Read the full account →During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, extensive wind damage, and localized flooding across northern and northeastern Illinois. A total of 37 tornadoes were confirmed across the state.
Read the full account →During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, extensive wind damage, and localized flooding across northern and northeastern Illinois. A total of 37 tornadoes were confirmed across the state.
Read the full account →During the afternoon and evening of the 31st, a wave of severe thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes, severe hail, extensive wind damage, and localized flooding across northern and northeastern Illinois. A total of 37 tornadoes were confirmed across the state.
Read the full account →Freezing rain developed across portions of northern Illinois during the morning of February 22nd and continued into the early morning of February 23rd with the bulk of the freezing rain falling from mid afternoon through mid evening.
Read the full account →Freezing rain developed across portions of northern Illinois during the morning of February 22nd and continued into the early morning of February 23rd with the bulk of the freezing rain falling from mid afternoon through mid evening.
Read the full account →Freezing rain developed across portions of northern Illinois during the morning of February 22nd and continued into the early morning of February 23rd with the bulk of the freezing rain falling from mid afternoon through mid evening.
Read the full account →Freezing rain developed across portions of northern Illinois during the morning of February 22nd and continued into the early morning of February 23rd with the bulk of the freezing rain falling from mid afternoon through mid evening.
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