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2008 Illinois earthquake; J. June 2021 North American storm complex; N. 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes; North American blizzard of 1999
In Burlington, the Mississippi reached three different crests, before hitting 22.3 feet (6.8 m) on June 10, the fourth highest stage in the city's history; as of June 15, the expected crest was supposed to be around the 25.8-foot (7.9 m) mark, which would make it the second worst flood in the city's history, surpassing 1993 by 0.7 feet (0.21 m).
The derecho caused high winds and spawned an outbreak of a couple tornadoes. The derecho also caused the state of Iowa to lose approximately 550,000 acres of corn harvest. The highest wind estimate from the derecho was about 140 mph in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. [17] 2020 Hurricane: ≥211 killed, 120 missing $7.9 billion Hurricane Eta
Missouri did much better in the analysis, capturing 13th place.
Here are the 5 worst hazmat incidents in Illinois. Semis and trains have transported hazardous materials for years, but sometimes things go wrong. Here are the 5 worst hazmat incidents in Illinois.
The accident caused "a large plume, cloud of anhydrous ammonia on the roadway that caused terribly dangerous air conditions in the northeast area of Teutopolis," Kuhns said. "Because of these ...
The effects of Hurricane Ike in inland North America, in September 2008, were unusually intense and included widespread damage across all or parts of eleven states – Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, [1] Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia, (not including Louisiana and Texas where the storm made landfall) and into parts of Ontario as Ike, which ...
There was little indication the Peoria restaurant would become the source of the nation's third-worst botulism outbreak of the century. The illness would ultimately strike 28 people. Some would be ...