2,067 first-hand accounts of flood events in Illinois, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Widespread rain occurred across central and southeast Illinois from June 19th through June 20th as remnants of Tropical Storm Bill tracked slowly northeastward from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley.
Read the full account →Widespread rain occurred across central and southeast Illinois from June 19th through June 20th as remnants of Tropical Storm Bill tracked slowly northeastward from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley.
Read the full account →Widespread rain occurred across central and southeast Illinois from June 19th through June 20th as remnants of Tropical Storm Bill tracked slowly northeastward from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley.
Read the full account →Widespread rain occurred across central and southeast Illinois from June 19th through June 20th as remnants of Tropical Storm Bill tracked slowly northeastward from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley.
Read the full account →Widespread rain occurred across central and southeast Illinois from June 19th through June 20th as remnants of Tropical Storm Bill tracked slowly northeastward from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred along the Lower Wabash River and the Big Muddy River, and moderate flooding occurred on the Little Wabash River. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a winter storm on March 4 into early March 5.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred along the Lower Wabash River and the Big Muddy River, and moderate flooding occurred on the Little Wabash River. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a winter storm on March 4 into early March 5.
Read the full account →Moderate flooding occurred along most of the Ohio River, with pockets of only minor flooding. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a major winter storm on March 4 into early March 5. Two more heavy rainfall events occurred in quick succession.
Read the full account →Moderate flooding occurred along most of the Ohio River, with pockets of only minor flooding. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a major winter storm on March 4 into early March 5. Two more heavy rainfall events occurred in quick succession.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred along the Lower Wabash River and the Big Muddy River, and moderate flooding occurred on the Little Wabash River. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a winter storm on March 4 into early March 5.
Read the full account →Moderate flooding occurred along most of the Ohio River, with pockets of only minor flooding. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a major winter storm on March 4 into early March 5. Two more heavy rainfall events occurred in quick succession.
Read the full account →Moderate flooding occurred along most of the Ohio River, with pockets of only minor flooding. A heavy rainfall event on March 3 was followed by a major winter storm on March 4 into early March 5. Two more heavy rainfall events occurred in quick succession.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front interacting with an unseasonably warm and moist airmass triggered several rounds of showers and thunderstorms across central Illinois on September 18th.
Read the full account →Several clusters of thunderstorms developed along and north of a warm front extending from northern Missouri into southern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 11th.
Read the full account →Several clusters of thunderstorms developed along and north of a warm front extending from northern Missouri into southern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 11th.
Read the full account →Several clusters of thunderstorms developed along and north of a warm front extending from northern Missouri into southern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of July 11th.
Read the full account →Light to moderate rain fell across central Illinois throughout the day on July 8th. As an area of low pressure tracked northward through the area, pockets of heavy rain developed during the evening hours.
Read the full account →The start of a record flood on the Mississippi River began in mid-December. A very wet pattern developed during the second half of the month. A large upper-level ridge became established over the eastern half of the country, while a large trough formed over the West.
Read the full account →The start of a record flood on the Mississippi River began in mid-December. A very wet pattern developed during the second half of the month. A large upper-level ridge became established over the eastern half of the country, while a large trough formed over the West.
Read the full account →The start of a record flood on the Mississippi River began in mid-December. A very wet pattern developed during the second half of the month. A large upper-level ridge became established over the eastern half of the country, while a large trough formed over the West.
Read the full account →A prolonged period of rainfall occurred from the early morning hours of December 26th to the evening of December 28th. The heaviest rainfall occurred in a 50 to 75 mile wide swath from southwest Missouri through the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area and into central Illinois.
Read the full account →A prolonged period of rainfall occurred from the early morning hours of December 26th to the evening of December 28th. The heaviest rainfall occurred in a 50 to 75 mile wide swath from southwest Missouri through the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area and into central Illinois.
Read the full account →After a morning complex of non-severe storms on June 7th, redeveloping storms in the early afternoon intensified just south of I-80 and slowly evolved southeastward through the night, producing heavy rainfall rates and at times severe straight-line winds.
Read the full account →After a morning complex of non-severe storms on June 7th, redeveloping storms in the early afternoon intensified just south of I-80 and slowly evolved southeastward through the night, producing heavy rainfall rates and at times severe straight-line winds.
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