2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The Ohio River was above flood stage for virtually the entire month from Grand Chain to the confluence of the Mississippi River at Cairo. Major flooding occurred from Grand Chain to Cairo, where flooding was the worst since the Flood of 1997.
Read the full account →Major flooding of the Skillet Fork River occurred. Thousands of acres of farmland were flooded. A man was rescued from his flooded vehicle about one and a half miles east of Springerton in White County.
Read the full account →Moderate flooding of the Wabash River occurred after a series of heavy rainfall events. Very heavy rain of 5 to 8 inches fell on the 18th and 19th. The ensuing flood along the Wabash River was very similar to March 2006.
Read the full account →Torrential rainfall amounts from 6 to 12 inches occurred over a two-day period, causing an historic flood event. A very slow-moving cold front over southwest Illinois and southeast Missouri provided the focus for prolonged heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →An extraordinary flood took place on the Mississippi River in June, resulting from two major rainfall events in Wisconsin and Iowa. The Wisconsin flooding resulted from two separate events, totaling more than 10 inches of rain over most of the southern third of the state.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region on the 17th. Two to four inches were common, which resulted in isolated flash flooding and more widespread flooding of rivers.
Read the full account →Warm air spread across the area along with heavy rain and thunderstorms during the early morning of February 22nd. Some of the thunderstorms produced small hail. A cold front then moved into northern Illinois bringing freezing rain to far northern Illinois.
Read the full account →Warm air spread across the area along with heavy rain and thunderstorms during the early morning of February 22nd. Some of the thunderstorms produced small hail. A cold front then moved into northern Illinois bringing freezing rain to far northern Illinois.
Read the full account →Warm air spread across the area along with heavy rain and thunderstorms during the early morning of February 22nd. Some of the thunderstorms produced small hail. A cold front then moved into northern Illinois bringing freezing rain to far northern Illinois.
Read the full account →A broken squall line of showers and thunderstorms produced scattered pockets of strong winds and a few tornadoes. The strongly forced squall line was accompanied by several transient meso-vortices within an environment of very strong low level wind shear.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed late in the evening of July 22nd across northeast Illinois and continued into the morning of July 23rd. Numerous thunderstorms moved over the same areas across portions of Lake County, producing torrential rain and flash flooding.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed late in the evening of July 22nd across northeast Illinois and continued into the morning of July 23rd. Numerous thunderstorms moved over the same areas across portions of Lake County, producing torrential rain and flash flooding.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed late in the evening of July 22nd across northeast Illinois and continued into the morning of July 23rd. Numerous thunderstorms moved over the same areas across portions of Lake County, producing torrential rain and flash flooding.
Read the full account →A large complex of thunderstorms moved east across southern Illinois during the afternoon and evening hours. Very heavy rainfall rates contributed to isolated instances of flash flooding.
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