2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A series of heavy rainfall events in mid and late May caused the mainstem Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash Rivers to rise back above flood stage. The flooding was minor, consisting of flooded fields, low-lying access roads, and some riverside parkland.
Read the full account →A series of heavy rainfall events in mid and late May caused the mainstem Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash Rivers to rise back above flood stage. The flooding was minor, consisting of flooded fields, low-lying access roads, and some riverside parkland.
Read the full account →A series of heavy rainfall events in mid and late May caused the mainstem Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash Rivers to rise back above flood stage. The flooding was minor, consisting of flooded fields, low-lying access roads, and some riverside parkland.
Read the full account →A series of heavy rainfall events in mid and late May caused the mainstem Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash Rivers to rise back above flood stage. The flooding was minor, consisting of flooded fields, low-lying access roads, and some riverside parkland.
Read the full account →A series of heavy rainfall events in mid and late May caused the mainstem Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash Rivers to rise back above flood stage. The flooding was minor, consisting of flooded fields, low-lying access roads, and some riverside parkland.
Read the full account →Several rounds of widespread heavy rainfall tracked northeast across southern Illinois. These rounds of heavy rain produced localized flooding of roads.
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across northwest Illinois during March of 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on Illinois tributary rivers due to snowmelt, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across northwest Illinois during March of 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on Illinois tributary rivers due to snowmelt, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across northwest Illinois during March of 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on Illinois tributary rivers due to snowmelt, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.
Read the full account →Significant flooding occurred across northwest Illinois during March of 2019. Moderate to major flooding was observed on Illinois tributary rivers due to snowmelt, saturated soils, and rainfall from March 9th to 12th.
Read the full account →Scattered rain showers moved across western Illinois Saturday evening, as an area of low pressure intensified over southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas.
Read the full account →Scattered rain showers moved across western Illinois Saturday evening, as an area of low pressure intensified over southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas.
Read the full account →The Mississippi River returned above flood stage after only a one-month respite from the prolonged flooding that dominated most of the year. After a brief flash drought in September, October ranked as the third wettest October at Cape Girardeau.
Read the full account →Low pressure moving along a cold front helped produce supercell thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes over much of Iowa the afternoon and evening of June 29th, 2017.
Read the full account →Low pressure moving along a cold front helped produce supercell thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes over much of Iowa the afternoon and evening of June 29th, 2017.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front that dropped southward into the area August 30th. A warm and humid air mass was in place that helped to produce these showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms quickly became numerous along the I-88 corridor on the early afternoon of Friday, July 29th. These were extremely slow moving, leading to large totals in a short amount of time.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms quickly became numerous along the I-88 corridor on the early afternoon of Friday, July 29th. These were extremely slow moving, leading to large totals in a short amount of time.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms quickly became numerous along the I-88 corridor on the early afternoon of Friday, July 29th. These were extremely slow moving, leading to large totals in a short amount of time.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front drifted slowly southeast across southern Illinois on the 27th, then stalled over the Tennessee Valley on the 28th. The front returned north as a warm front and stalled over the Ohio Valley on the 29th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front drifted slowly southeast across southern Illinois on the 27th, then stalled over the Tennessee Valley on the 28th. The front returned north as a warm front and stalled over the Ohio Valley on the 29th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front drifted slowly southeast across southern Illinois on the 27th, then stalled over the Tennessee Valley on the 28th. The front returned north as a warm front and stalled over the Ohio Valley on the 29th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front drifted slowly southeast across southern Illinois on the 27th, then stalled over the Tennessee Valley on the 28th. The front returned north as a warm front and stalled over the Ohio Valley on the 29th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front drifted slowly southeast across southern Illinois on the 27th, then stalled over the Tennessee Valley on the 28th. The front returned north as a warm front and stalled over the Ohio Valley on the 29th.
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