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Illinois Flood Stories

2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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Douglas, IL · Apr 29, 2017

Heavy rainfall impacted central and southeast Illinois from April 29th into April 30th...creating flash flooding, which led to widespread areal flooding.

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Edgar, IL · Apr 29, 2017

Heavy rainfall impacted central and southeast Illinois from April 29th into April 30th...creating flash flooding, which led to widespread areal flooding.

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Coles, IL · Apr 29, 2017

Heavy rainfall impacted central and southeast Illinois from April 29th into April 30th...creating flash flooding, which led to widespread areal flooding.

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Cumberland, IL · Apr 29, 2017

Heavy rainfall impacted central and southeast Illinois from April 29th into April 30th...creating flash flooding, which led to widespread areal flooding.

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Clark, IL · Apr 29, 2017

Heavy rainfall impacted central and southeast Illinois from April 29th into April 30th...creating flash flooding, which led to widespread areal flooding.

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Effingham, IL · Apr 29, 2017

Heavy rainfall impacted central and southeast Illinois from April 29th into April 30th...creating flash flooding, which led to widespread areal flooding.

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Jasper, IL · Apr 29, 2017

Heavy rainfall impacted central and southeast Illinois from April 29th into April 30th...creating flash flooding, which led to widespread areal flooding.

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Crawford, IL · Apr 29, 2017

Heavy rainfall impacted central and southeast Illinois from April 29th into April 30th...creating flash flooding, which led to widespread areal flooding.

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Woodford, IL · Jun 17, 2017

An approaching cold front triggered scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of central and southeast Illinois from the evening of June 17th into the early morning of June 18th.

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Peoria, IL · Jun 17, 2017

An approaching cold front triggered scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of central and southeast Illinois from the evening of June 17th into the early morning of June 18th.

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Tazewell, IL · Jun 17, 2017

An approaching cold front triggered scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of central and southeast Illinois from the evening of June 17th into the early morning of June 18th.

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McLean, IL · Jun 17, 2017

An approaching cold front triggered scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of central and southeast Illinois from the evening of June 17th into the early morning of June 18th.

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Cook, IL · Oct 14, 2017

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois on October 14th producing very heavy rainfall and some flooding. Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late evening of October 14th.

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Lake, IL · Oct 14, 2017

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois on October 14th producing very heavy rainfall and some flooding. Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late evening of October 14th.

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Will, IL · Oct 14, 2017

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois on October 14th producing very heavy rainfall and some flooding. Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late evening of October 14th.

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Kane, IL · Oct 14, 2017

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois on October 14th producing very heavy rainfall and some flooding. Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late evening of October 14th.

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De Kalb, IL · Oct 14, 2017

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois on October 14th producing very heavy rainfall and some flooding. Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late evening of October 14th.

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Du Page, IL · Oct 14, 2017

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois on October 14th producing very heavy rainfall and some flooding. Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late evening of October 14th.

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Cook, IL · Oct 14, 2017

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois on October 14th producing very heavy rainfall and some flooding. Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the late evening of October 14th.

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Flash Flood

MacOn, IL · Jun 22, 2020

Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across central Illinois in advance of a cold front during the afternoon and evening of June 22nd. Some of the storms produced damaging wind gusts of around 60mph and locally heavy downpours.

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Christian, IL · Jun 22, 2020

Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across central Illinois in advance of a cold front during the afternoon and evening of June 22nd. Some of the storms produced damaging wind gusts of around 60mph and locally heavy downpours.

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Shelby, IL · Jun 22, 2020

Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across central Illinois in advance of a cold front during the afternoon and evening of June 22nd. Some of the storms produced damaging wind gusts of around 60mph and locally heavy downpours.

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MacOn, IL · Jun 22, 2020

Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across central Illinois in advance of a cold front during the afternoon and evening of June 22nd. Some of the storms produced damaging wind gusts of around 60mph and locally heavy downpours.

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Peoria, IL · Jun 22, 2020

Several clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across central Illinois in advance of a cold front during the afternoon and evening of June 22nd. Some of the storms produced damaging wind gusts of around 60mph and locally heavy downpours.

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