2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An unseasonably strong storm system impacted the region January 10-11. Heavy rainfall, flooding, isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted southern Illinois during this time.
Read the full account →An unseasonably strong storm system impacted the region January 10-11. Heavy rainfall, flooding, isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted southern Illinois during this time.
Read the full account →Heavy rain moved across parts of northern Illinois during the evening of January 10th and continued into the early morning of January 11th producing localized flooding. Across parts of northwest Illinois, temperatures were cold enough for the rain to fall as freezing rain.
Read the full account →Heavy rain moved across parts of northern Illinois during the evening of January 10th and continued into the early morning of January 11th producing localized flooding. Across parts of northwest Illinois, temperatures were cold enough for the rain to fall as freezing rain.
Read the full account →Heavy rain moved across parts of northern Illinois during the evening of January 10th and continued into the early morning of January 11th producing localized flooding. Across parts of northwest Illinois, temperatures were cold enough for the rain to fall as freezing rain.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. This was the 8th wettest February on record in Paducah, KY, where the monthly rainfall total was 6.98 inches.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. This was the 8th wettest February on record in Paducah, KY, where the monthly rainfall total was 6.98 inches.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. This was the 8th wettest February on record in Paducah, KY, where the monthly rainfall total was 6.98 inches.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. This was the 8th wettest February on record in Paducah, KY, where the monthly rainfall total was 6.98 inches.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. This was the 8th wettest February on record in Paducah, KY, where the monthly rainfall total was 6.98 inches.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. This was the 8th wettest February on record in Paducah, KY, where the monthly rainfall total was 6.98 inches.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Periods of moderate to heavy rain fell across northern Illinois on April 29th and into the morning of April 30th causing flooding in some areas.
Read the full account →Strong north winds gusting as high as 45 mph produced waves as high as 11 feet along the Lake Michigan shore of Cook County. These high waves combined with high lake levels produced flooding, erosion and damage.
Read the full account →Strong northeast winds gusting as high as 50 mph produced waves as high as 18 feet along the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Illinois. These high waves combined with high lake levels produced flooding, erosion and damage.
Read the full account →A cold front was positioned well west of the area on the evening of April 27, 2024. A strengthening low-level jet resulted in scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms developing across central Illinois.
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