2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Periods of heavy rain fell across portions of northern Illinois during the morning of March 14th producing localized flooding. Storm total rainfall amounts included 1.83 inches two miles southwest of Mokena; 1.69 inches near Oak Forest; 1.65 inches three miles east of New…
Read the full account →Above normal April rainfall in much of Missouri, Illinois, and Southeast Iowa led to elevated river levels early May on the Mississippi River. River levels at Cape Girardeau and Thebes reached minor flood early in the month, albeit for a short duration at Thebes.
Read the full account →Above normal April rainfall in much of Missouri, Illinois, and Southeast Iowa led to elevated river levels early May on the Mississippi River. River levels at Cape Girardeau and Thebes reached minor flood early in the month, albeit for a short duration at Thebes.
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the middle of the month resulted in the Rock River at Joslin going above the moderate flood stage level of 14 feet on June 22nd around 12 am. It crested around 14.73 feet around 830 pm on June 23.
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the middle of the month resulted in the Rock River at Joslin going above the moderate flood stage level of 14 feet on June 22nd around 12 am. It crested around 14.73 feet around 830 pm on June 23.
Read the full account →Heavy rains during the middle of the month resulted in the Rock River at Joslin going above the moderate flood stage level of 14 feet on June 22nd around 12 am. It crested around 14.73 feet around 830 pm on June 23.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary area of thunderstorms produced 5 to 7 inches of rain extending from parts of the Lower Wabash Valley west to the Mount Vernon area.
Read the full account →Another round of heavy rain-producing showers and thunderstorms developed and moved across eastern Iowa and northern Illinois during the morning of August 10.
Read the full account →A deepening surface low was centered over central Missouri. The associated warm front lifted north across southern Illinois, allowing small amounts of instability in the warm sector to overspread southern Illinois.
Read the full account →In Union County, flash flooding struck the small community of Mill Creek, forcing some residents out of their homes. An elderly woman was rescued by boat from her flooded home, and Route 127 was closed.
Read the full account →Numerous roads were flooded in most southern Illinois counties, including a few primary routes. In Hamilton County, Route 142 was closed south of Mcleansboro. In Alexander County, a residence near Tamms was evacuated.
Read the full account →The Wabash River was above flood stage for nearly the entire month at both Mt. Carmel and New Harmony. Major flooding occurred at Mount Carmel, where the river crested at 32.4 feet on May 17. Flood stage there is 19 feet.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed overnight across Iowa, ahead of a cold front, in an environment characterized by moderate instability and shear. The storms congealed into a line that swept across central Illinois during the early morning hours of August 11, producing scattered damaging…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed overnight across Iowa, ahead of a cold front, in an environment characterized by moderate instability and shear. The storms congealed into a line that swept across central Illinois during the early morning hours of August 11, producing scattered damaging…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed overnight across Iowa, ahead of a cold front, in an environment characterized by moderate instability and shear. The storms congealed into a line that swept across central Illinois during the early morning hours of August 11, producing scattered damaging…
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms dropped south across northern Illinois during the evening and night of the 22nd. The line produced four EF-0 tornadoes in addition to widespread wind damage across the Chicago metro.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms dropped south across northern Illinois during the evening and night of the 22nd. The line produced four EF-0 tornadoes in addition to widespread wind damage across the Chicago metro.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms dropped south across northern Illinois during the evening and night of the 22nd. The line produced four EF-0 tornadoes in addition to widespread wind damage across the Chicago metro.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms dropped south across northern Illinois during the evening and night of the 22nd. The line produced four EF-0 tornadoes in addition to widespread wind damage across the Chicago metro.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms dropped south across northern Illinois during the evening and night of the 22nd. The line produced four EF-0 tornadoes in addition to widespread wind damage across the Chicago metro.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms dropped south across northern Illinois during the evening and night of the 22nd. The line produced four EF-0 tornadoes in addition to widespread wind damage across the Chicago metro.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms dropped south across northern Illinois during the evening and night of the 22nd. The line produced four EF-0 tornadoes in addition to widespread wind damage across the Chicago metro.
Read the full account →Persistent moderate to heavy rain during the morning of the 31st resulted in a few instances of localized flooding, mainly around the interior Chicago metro area.
Read the full account →Persistent moderate to heavy rain during the morning of the 31st resulted in a few instances of localized flooding, mainly around the interior Chicago metro area.
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