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The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for several counties in Illinois after unprecedented storms swept through the Chicago area last night, leaving many without power.
The second band of rainfall dissipated around 5:00 PM. In total, widespread rainfall of 2.0 to 9.0 inches (5.1 to 22.9 cm) occurred across the central portion of the Chicago metropolitan area over an 18-hour period, with peak rainfall occurring near the western border of Chicago near Berwyn and Cicero. [1] [3]
Flooding from a heavy rainstorm Tuesday in southwest Illinois damaged houses and cars, closed roads, forced the evacuation of a nursing home and eroded part of a levee, according to community leaders.
The flood warnings for St. Clair and Madison counties expired as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service of St. Louis confirmed. “That’s going to be it.
This was the second "1000-year flood" event in two years. 4 July 2018: 0 heavy rain Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Houston, Texas, and the surrounding area, causing the cancellation of 4 July festivities. [31] 5 July 2018: 0 heavy rain Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Canton, Ohio, and other parts of Stark County. [32] 21 August ...
Flash flooding extended into Illinois along the I-64 corridor in St. Clair County, [40] and a nursing home was evacuated in Caseyville. [41] In Belleville, which received approximately 8 inches (200 mm) of rain, multiple roadways were closed due to high water, with a section of one street being washed away. Residents were assisted from two ...
On July 26, 2022, a secondary dam on the city reservoir was breached after over four inches of rain fell near Nashville in less than 12 hours, causing a 6-foot breach and flooding nearly 40 acres ...
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