2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
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.
Read the full account →The Ohio River rose back above flood stage late in the month. December ended up mild and wet. Total precipitation amounts for the month were up to 2.5 inches above normal. Record daily precipitation amounts were noted on the 1st and 14th at several locations.
Read the full account →The Ohio River rose back above flood stage late in the month. December ended up mild and wet. Total precipitation amounts for the month were up to 2.5 inches above normal. Record daily precipitation amounts were noted on the 1st and 14th at several locations.
Read the full account →An extremely humid and unstable air mass on Saturday July 23 set the stage for strong to severe storms to develop mid to late afternoon along the I-90 corridor in far northern Illinois.
Read the full account →During the afternoon, multi-cell thunderstorm clusters developed along a warm front that was oriented from west to east along the Interstate 64 corridor. Surface dew points near and south of the front were in the lower 70's, which contributed to strong instability.
Read the full account →During the afternoon, multi-cell thunderstorm clusters developed along a warm front that was oriented from west to east along the Interstate 64 corridor. Surface dew points near and south of the front were in the lower 70's, which contributed to strong instability.
Read the full account →A stationary frontal boundary triggered strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of central Illinois during the afternoon of April 26th. The storms were primarily focused south of the I-72 corridor from Winchester eastward to Paris.
Read the full account →A stationary frontal boundary triggered strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of central Illinois during the afternoon of April 26th. The storms were primarily focused south of the I-72 corridor from Winchester eastward to Paris.
Read the full account →An extremely humid and unstable air mass on Saturday July 23 set the stage for strong to severe storms to develop mid to late afternoon along the I-90 corridor in far northern Illinois.
Read the full account →As a warm front lifted north through the forecast area, thunderstorms developed. Some of the storms became severe with numerous reports of large hail, some damaging winds and an EF2 tornado that occurred near Bourbon and Sullivan Missouri during the evening.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed during the late morning and early afternoon across a zone just south of I-80 in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana and persisted for several hours. An extremely moist environment set the stage for very heavy rainfall rates.
Read the full account →An approaching cold front triggered thunderstorms across central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of August 12th. Due to copious amounts of moisture in the atmosphere and the slow-moving nature of the storms, extremely heavy rain fell along and just west of I-55.
Read the full account →An approaching cold front triggered thunderstorms across central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of August 12th. Due to copious amounts of moisture in the atmosphere and the slow-moving nature of the storms, extremely heavy rain fell along and just west of I-55.
Read the full account →An approaching cold front triggered thunderstorms across central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of August 12th. Due to copious amounts of moisture in the atmosphere and the slow-moving nature of the storms, extremely heavy rain fell along and just west of I-55.
Read the full account →An approaching cold front triggered thunderstorms across central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of August 12th. Due to copious amounts of moisture in the atmosphere and the slow-moving nature of the storms, extremely heavy rain fell along and just west of I-55.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorm complexes over a period of several days resulted in locally significant flash flooding. A cold front stalled across the Lower Ohio and Mid-Mississippi Valleys, where tropical moisture was already in place.
Read the full account →An extremely humid and unstable air mass on Saturday July 23 set the stage for strong to severe storms to develop mid to late afternoon along the I-90 corridor in far northern Illinois.
Read the full account →An extremely humid and unstable air mass on Saturday July 23 set the stage for strong to severe storms to develop mid to late afternoon along the I-90 corridor in far northern Illinois.
Read the full account →A few slow-moving clusters of storms produced heavy rainfall and isolated strong winds. The most significant storms were during the evening, when isolated flash flooding and tree damage was reported.
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