2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
An upper level low moved over Iowa, sparking some showers and thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening. Some of the storms spawned some funnel clouds and weak tornadoes. The storm complex then expanded and produced heavy rain.
Read the full account →Strong northerly winds gusting as high as 40 mph produced waves as high as 10 feet along the Lake Michigan shore of northeast Illinois. These high waves combined with high lake levels to produce shoreline flooding.
Read the full account →A prolonged and exceptionally wet fall combined with successive flash flood events in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois to bring widespread minor to moderate river flooding to nearly all rivers in this area.
Read the full account →A prolonged and exceptionally wet fall combined with successive flash flood events in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois to bring widespread minor to moderate river flooding to nearly all rivers in this area.
Read the full account →A prolonged and exceptionally wet fall combined with successive flash flood events in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois to bring widespread minor to moderate river flooding to nearly all rivers in this area.
Read the full account →A prolonged and exceptionally wet fall combined with successive flash flood events in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois to bring widespread minor to moderate river flooding to nearly all rivers in this area.
Read the full account →A prolonged and exceptionally wet fall combined with successive flash flood events in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois to bring widespread minor to moderate river flooding to nearly all rivers in this area.
Read the full account →A prolonged and exceptionally wet fall combined with successive flash flood events in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois to bring widespread minor to moderate river flooding to nearly all rivers in this area.
Read the full account →A prolonged and exceptionally wet fall combined with successive flash flood events in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois to bring widespread minor to moderate river flooding to nearly all rivers in this area.
Read the full account →Rivers began rising again by mid-month as a pair of strong low pressure systems lifted northeast from the Plains to the Great Lakes region. The first system produced widespread heavy rain on the 9th, followed by another heavy rainfall event on the 14th.
Read the full account →Rivers began rising again by mid-month as a pair of strong low pressure systems lifted northeast from the Plains to the Great Lakes region. The first system produced widespread heavy rain on the 9th, followed by another heavy rainfall event on the 14th.
Read the full account →Rivers began rising again by mid-month as a pair of strong low pressure systems lifted northeast from the Plains to the Great Lakes region. The first system produced widespread heavy rain on the 9th, followed by another heavy rainfall event on the 14th.
Read the full account →Rivers began rising again by mid-month as a pair of strong low pressure systems lifted northeast from the Plains to the Great Lakes region. The first system produced widespread heavy rain on the 9th, followed by another heavy rainfall event on the 14th.
Read the full account →The early afternoon of February 24th, following a heavy rain event, an ice jam formed on the Rock River near Prophetstown, Illinois. Water rose to flood along the river, especially between Prophetstown and Lyndon Illinois through February 27th.
Read the full account →The early afternoon of February 24th, following a heavy rain event, an ice jam formed on the Rock River near Prophetstown, Illinois. Water rose to flood along the river, especially between Prophetstown and Lyndon Illinois through February 27th.
Read the full account →The early afternoon of February 24th, following a heavy rain event, an ice jam formed on the Rock River near Prophetstown, Illinois. Water rose to flood along the river, especially between Prophetstown and Lyndon Illinois through February 27th.
Read the full account →A series of heavy rainfall events in mid and late May caused the Mississippi River to rise back above flood stage. The flooding was minor, consisting of flooded fields, low-lying access roads, and some riverside parkland. Some minor crop damage likely occurred.
Read the full account →After a snowy early February, northwest Illinois experienced both a heavy rain event and extensive snowmelt on February 19th. The ground was frozen, which allowed for widespread creek flooding and areal flooding in Stephenson County.
Read the full account →Flooding that began along the Wabash, Little Wabash, and portions of the Ohio Rivers in June ended early in July. By the first of July, the flooding along all these rivers was considered minor. Low-lying woods, fields, and a few county roads remained underwater.
Read the full account →Flooding that began along the Wabash, Little Wabash, and portions of the Ohio Rivers in June ended early in July. By the first of July, the flooding along all these rivers was considered minor. Low-lying woods, fields, and a few county roads remained underwater.
Read the full account →Flooding that began along the Wabash, Little Wabash, and portions of the Ohio Rivers in June ended early in July. By the first of July, the flooding along all these rivers was considered minor. Low-lying woods, fields, and a few county roads remained underwater.
Read the full account →Flooding that began along the Wabash, Little Wabash, and portions of the Ohio Rivers in June ended early in July. By the first of July, the flooding along all these rivers was considered minor. Low-lying woods, fields, and a few county roads remained underwater.
Read the full account →Flooding that began along the Wabash, Little Wabash, and portions of the Ohio Rivers in June ended early in July. By the first of July, the flooding along all these rivers was considered minor. Low-lying woods, fields, and a few county roads remained underwater.
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy moved northward from the central Gulf coast, while a cold front approached the Ohio Valley from the northwest. The tropical moisture from Cindy was squeezed out by the approaching cold front.
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