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Illinois Flood Stories

2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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Whiteside, IL · Jul 24, 2010

Heavy rains during the fourth week of July resulted in the Rock River at Como going above the moderate flood stage level of 11 feet around 1230 am CDT July 25. It crested around 12.9 feet around 1 am CDT July 26.

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Cook, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Cook, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Cook, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Cook, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Cook, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Will, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Cook, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Du Page, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Gallatin, IL · Mar 1, 2023

Most of the Ohio, Wabash, Little Wabash, and Big Muddy Rivers rose above flood stage early in the month. The flooding was all minor, consisting mostly of fields and woodlands in the low bottomlands. Some flood-prone secondary roads along the rivers were flooded.

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Pulaski, IL · Mar 5, 2023

Most of the Ohio, Wabash, Little Wabash, and Big Muddy Rivers rose above flood stage early in the month. The flooding was all minor, consisting mostly of fields and woodlands in the low bottomlands. Some flood-prone secondary roads along the rivers were flooded.

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Alexander, IL · Mar 5, 2023

Most of the Ohio, Wabash, Little Wabash, and Big Muddy Rivers rose above flood stage early in the month. The flooding was all minor, consisting mostly of fields and woodlands in the low bottomlands. Some flood-prone secondary roads along the rivers were flooded.

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White, IL · Mar 5, 2023

Most of the Ohio, Wabash, Little Wabash, and Big Muddy Rivers rose above flood stage early in the month. The flooding was all minor, consisting mostly of fields and woodlands in the low bottomlands. Some flood-prone secondary roads along the rivers were flooded.

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Franklin, IL · Mar 4, 2023

Most of the Ohio, Wabash, Little Wabash, and Big Muddy Rivers rose above flood stage early in the month. The flooding was all minor, consisting mostly of fields and woodlands in the low bottomlands. Some flood-prone secondary roads along the rivers were flooded.

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Jackson, IL · Mar 5, 2023

Most of the Ohio, Wabash, Little Wabash, and Big Muddy Rivers rose above flood stage early in the month. The flooding was all minor, consisting mostly of fields and woodlands in the low bottomlands. Some flood-prone secondary roads along the rivers were flooded.

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White, IL · Mar 5, 2023

Most of the Ohio, Wabash, Little Wabash, and Big Muddy Rivers rose above flood stage early in the month. The flooding was all minor, consisting mostly of fields and woodlands in the low bottomlands. Some flood-prone secondary roads along the rivers were flooded.

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Cook, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Du Page, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Cook, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Flood

Cook, IL · Aug 12, 2025

Training thunderstorms brought several rounds of torrential rainfall to portions of northeast Illinois on the 12th, especially around the interior Chicago metro area. Street flooding was reported around a number of municipalities.

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Flash Flood

Will, IL · Aug 18, 2025

During the afternoon and evening of the 18th, a few rounds of thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall to much of northern Illinois resulting in flash flooding. One particularly strong storm also produced damaging winds in DeKalb County.

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Du Page, IL · Aug 18, 2025

During the afternoon and evening of the 18th, a few rounds of thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall to much of northern Illinois resulting in flash flooding. One particularly strong storm also produced damaging winds in DeKalb County.

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De Kalb, IL · Aug 18, 2025

During the afternoon and evening of the 18th, a few rounds of thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall to much of northern Illinois resulting in flash flooding. One particularly strong storm also produced damaging winds in DeKalb County.

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La Salle, IL · Aug 18, 2025

During the afternoon and evening of the 18th, a few rounds of thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall to much of northern Illinois resulting in flash flooding. One particularly strong storm also produced damaging winds in DeKalb County.

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