2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River, along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River, along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River, along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River, along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River, along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →Rain that fell during the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin caused rises on the Mississippi River, along the Iowa and Illinois border.
Read the full account →The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers remained above flood stage from April well into May. Heavy rainfall in the Missouri and upper Mississippi Valleys sent the Mississippi River well above flood stage. The Ohio River remained above flood stage due to frequent moderate rainfall events.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of the Chicago Metro area during the early morning of July 11th, producing localized flooding. Additional scattered thunderstorms moved across portions of northern Illinois during the evening of July 11th producing isolated wind damage.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of the Chicago Metro area during the early morning of July 11th, producing localized flooding. Additional scattered thunderstorms moved across portions of northern Illinois during the evening of July 11th producing isolated wind damage.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.||Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 13th and continued into the early morning of July 14th producing significant flash…
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.||Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 13th and continued into the early morning of July 14th producing significant flash…
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.||Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 13th and continued into the early morning of July 14th producing significant flash…
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.||Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 13th and continued into the early morning of July 14th producing significant flash…
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.||Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 13th and continued into the early morning of July 14th producing significant flash…
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.||Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 13th and continued into the early morning of July 14th producing significant flash…
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.||Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 13th and continued into the early morning of July 14th producing significant flash…
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.||Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 13th and continued into the early morning of July 14th producing significant flash…
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 13th producing isolated wind damage.||Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of July 13th and continued into the early morning of July 14th producing significant flash…
Read the full account →An area of strong to severe thunderstorms with very heavy rain moved across east central Illinois during the afternoon and evening hours of the 6th. Several storms produced wind damage and one storm produced a tornado that passed through the town of Lerna in Coles County.
Read the full account →During the afternoon of July 11, a broken line of strong thunderstorms moved across the Chicago metro. While most of these storms remained sub-severe, one cell stood out among the rest producing a 68 mph wind gust recorded by the ASOS at Chicago Midway Airport and downing nearby…
Read the full account →A complex of thundderstorms moved across central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of 7/29/08, with the strongest storms impacting locations along and just north of I-72. Winds were generally in the 40 to 50 mph range, with isolated 60 to 70 mph gusts.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms moved across central Illinois during the afternoon of July 4th producing scattered wind damage and heavy rain. Isolated thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Illinois during the afternoon of July 4th producing isolated wind damage.
Read the full account →Two highways were impassable due to flooding in northeast Jackson County: Route 127 near Vergennes and U.S. 51 near Elkville. In White County, extensive flooding of roads and fields occurred. Sections of U.S.
Read the full account →An unseasonably strong upper level storm system combined with a near semi-moist atmosphere to produce scattered thunderstorms. A lone storm pulsed severe in east central Iowa and produced marginally severe hail.
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