2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms impacted the region on the last day of May. Damaging winds, large hail, flooding, and a couple tornadoes were observed in this outbreak.
Read the full account →A loosely organized band of thunderstorms developed over southern Illinois during the heat of the afternoon, and then moved southeast. The strongest storm cells within this band produced strong gusty winds, including a few damaging wind events.
Read the full account →A surface low pressure center deepened as it moved northeast from Louisiana to western Tennessee. Aloft, a deep trough in the Desert Southwest moved east and developed into a closed low over the southern Plains.
Read the full account →A surface low pressure center deepened as it moved northeast from Louisiana to western Tennessee. Aloft, a deep trough in the Desert Southwest moved east and developed into a closed low over the southern Plains.
Read the full account →A surface low pressure center deepened as it moved northeast from Louisiana to western Tennessee. Aloft, a deep trough in the Desert Southwest moved east and developed into a closed low over the southern Plains.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary front sagged slowly southeast across the region from the 1st to the 4th. Heavy rainfall on the 2nd was followed by snow and sleet on the 3rd and 4th. Rainfall totals and liquid water equivalents during this time totaled between 2 and 3 inches.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed north of a warm front located across Southern Iowa and Central Illinois. Due to a near tropical atmosphere and a decaying low level jet, rainfall amounts were quite copious and occurred over very short time periods.
Read the full account →A complex of thunderstorms developed overnight along a warm front in northern Illinois. These storms slowly shifted southward, reaching central Illinois by early afternoon.
Read the full account →During the first week of the month, two storm systems moved out of the southern Plains. Scattered showers and thunderstorms brought around an inch of rain on average, while a few locations received up to 2.5 inches.
Read the full account →Outflow boundaries from previous convection served as the focusing mechanisms for scattered thunderstorm development across central Illinois during the afternoon and evening of June 29th.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed in northwest Illinois, impacting a few counties in the warning area in the afternoon and early evening hours. Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and flash flooding in Bureau and Putnam Counties.
Read the full account →A slow-moving frontal boundary interacted with a highly unstable and moderately sheared environment to trigger strong to severe thunderstorms across parts of central Illinois from the late afternoon of August 16th into the early morning hours of August 17th.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred on the Little Wabash River. An active pattern was in place as August began, fueled by above normal temperatures and ample humidity on generally southerly surface winds.
Read the full account →A large area of showers and thunderstorms moved through northern Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois from the early morning hours through afternoon hours of April 30th.
Read the full account →A large area of showers and thunderstorms moved through northern Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois from the early morning hours through afternoon hours of April 30th.
Read the full account →Rounds of showers and thunderstorms brought heavy rain and minor flooding to the region. Some of the stronger thunderstorms produced hail, with hail up to the size of quarters reported in southwestern Jackson County, IL.
Read the full account →Rounds of showers and thunderstorms brought heavy rain and minor flooding to the region. Some of the stronger thunderstorms produced hail, with hail up to the size of quarters reported in southwestern Jackson County, IL.
Read the full account →Heavy rain-producing showers and storms moved across areas north of Interstate 80 on September 11 and 12. The higher 2-day rainfall totals were between 3 and 6 inches. In addition to the heavy rain, thunderstorm winds caused damaged to some tree limbs.
Read the full account →A line of thunderstorms dropped into north-central Illinois during the morning of July 19th. A few of the cells produced wind gusts of 50-60 mph and minor tree damage in Marshall County, as well as locally heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches and flash flooding in parts of Woodford…
Read the full account →Although the rain had ended, runoff from the storms continued to aggravate the flooding situation across Central Illinois. The runoff continued to cause flooding problems on numerous county roads and basements.
Read the full account →A storm system and its attendant cold front moved across northwest Illinois during the afternoon and evening hours. Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of this front. A few of these storms became severe.
Read the full account →Short lines of thunderstorms with embedded circulations moved across southern Illinois during the afternoon of the 19th. Widespread heavy rain caused isolated flash flooding.
Read the full account →Short lines of thunderstorms with embedded circulations moved across southern Illinois during the afternoon of the 19th. Widespread heavy rain caused isolated flash flooding.
Read the full account →Short lines of thunderstorms with embedded circulations moved across southern Illinois during the afternoon of the 19th. Widespread heavy rain caused isolated flash flooding.
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