2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Numerous clusters of strong thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary and ahead of a slowly approaching cold front during the evening of August 29th.
Read the full account →Numerous clusters of strong thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary and ahead of a slowly approaching cold front during the evening of August 29th.
Read the full account →A stalled storm system centered near Galesburg Illinois brought several rounds of showers and embedded thunderstorms to northwest Illinois through the day. These showers and thunderstorms were slow moving westward across the area and were efficient rainfall producers.
Read the full account →A stalled storm system centered near Galesburg Illinois brought several rounds of showers and embedded thunderstorms to northwest Illinois through the day. These showers and thunderstorms were slow moving westward across the area and were efficient rainfall producers.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms continued to back build and produce very heavy rain and flash flooding in a small area of west central Illinois during the early morning hours. The storms developed on an old outflow boundary with the aid of an upper level disturbance.
Read the full account →The Big Muddy River remained above flood stage at Murphysboro from late January through much of February. The flooding was generally minor, affecting uninhabited agricultural and recreational areas. A few houses just downstream of Bridge Street were affected.
Read the full account →The Big Muddy River remained above flood stage at Murphysboro from late January through much of February. The flooding was generally minor, affecting uninhabited agricultural and recreational areas. A few houses just downstream of Bridge Street were affected.
Read the full account →An extended period of showers and thunderstorms affected the area June 3-5. The first of these events occurred during morning hours of June 3rd when a a line of thunderstorms moved from eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois along the Interstate 80 corridor and quickly…
Read the full account →An extended period of showers and thunderstorms affected the area June 3-5. The first of these events occurred during morning hours of June 3rd when a a line of thunderstorms moved from eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois along the Interstate 80 corridor and quickly…
Read the full account →Late morning and early afternoon sunshine was the fuel for a couple rounds of showers and thunderstorms across the region August 19. The storms brought heavy rain to most areas, with rainfall amounts between a half inch and and inch and a half common.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance moved southeast across Iowa, northeast Missouri, and Illinois during the evening of July 27 bringing showers and thunderstorms to the region. Some of the thunderstorms surpassed severe thresholds by producing damaging winds over 60 mph.
Read the full account →The Mississippi River along the border of Adams County continued at major flood levels in early May. The river gradually dropped to below flood stage on the 23rd, but rose above flood stage on the 27th and hit major flood levels again at the end of the month.
Read the full account →A significant rain event occurred late Friday into Saturday across west central Illinois, which resulted in flash flooding. A slow moving mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) tracked over the area and brought very heavy rain in a short amount of time.
Read the full account →The Illinois River remained at major flood levels in early May at LaGrange, Meredosia, Valley City, and Hardin. The river fell below flood stage on May 22 - 23, but then rose again on from May 27-28, and reached major levels by the end of May at Meredosia, Valley City and…
Read the full account →The Illinois River remained at major flood levels in early May at LaGrange, Meredosia, Valley City, and Hardin. The river fell below flood stage on May 22 - 23, but then rose again on from May 27-28, and reached major levels by the end of May at Meredosia, Valley City and…
Read the full account →The Illinois River remained at major flood levels in early May at LaGrange, Meredosia, Valley City, and Hardin. The river fell below flood stage on May 22 - 23, but then rose again on from May 27-28, and reached major levels by the end of May at Meredosia, Valley City and…
Read the full account →The Illinois River remained at major flood levels in early May at LaGrange, Meredosia, Valley City, and Hardin. The river fell below flood stage on May 22 - 23, but then rose again on from May 27-28, and reached major levels by the end of May at Meredosia, Valley City and…
Read the full account →The Illinois River remained at major flood levels in early May at LaGrange, Meredosia, Valley City, and Hardin. The river fell below flood stage on May 22 - 23, but then rose again on from May 27-28, and reached major levels by the end of May at Meredosia, Valley City and…
Read the full account →Another round of thunderstorms with torrential rain moved over saturated ground. In Edwards County, Illinois Route 130 near Samsville was flooded. Numerous culverts were washed out on county roads in the northern part of the county.
Read the full account →The Ohio River rose above flood stage at Cairo on the 26th. Between 5 and 8 inches of rain over parts of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana pushed the river over its banks at a few other locations, including Shawneetown and Grand Chain.
Read the full account →The Ohio River rose above flood stage at Cairo on the 26th. Between 5 and 8 inches of rain over parts of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana pushed the river over its banks at a few other locations, including Shawneetown and Grand Chain.
Read the full account →A line of heavy rain-producing thunderstorms dropped southward through parts of northwest Illinois during the evening hours of July 27 and early morning hours of July 28. A few of the storms produced wind gust up to 60 mph.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary frontal boundary interacting with a very warm and moist airmass brought heavy rainfall to much of central Illinois, particularly along and west of I-55.
Read the full account →A slowly approaching cold front triggered numerous clusters of thunderstorms across central Illinois during the evening of September 3rd into the early morning of September 4th. Some of the storms produced locally heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches and isolated flash flooding.
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