Flash Flood — Stark, Illinois

2022-06-06 · near Castleton, Stark, Illinois

Event narrative

Water was flowing across the roadway at the intersection of Illinois 17 and Illinois 40 just west of Camp Grove.

Wider weather episode

A slow-moving cold front interacted with a warm and moist environment to trigger clusters of thunderstorms across north-central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of June 6th. Some of the storms produced rainfall of 1 to 3 inches in a short period of time, leading to localized flash flooding. The flooding was primarily focused along and north of an Abingdon to Lacon line.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1031340. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.