Flash Flood — Shelby, Illinois

2022-08-03 · near Shelby Co Arpt, Shelby, Illinois

Event narrative

Several roads in town were covered in 6 inches of water.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms developed near I-55 along an outflow boundary during early afternoon and progressed east-southeast towards I-70 by early evening. The storms produced scattered wind damage, and a 61 mph gust was measured at the Decatur Airport. Heavy rain led to a few instances of flash flooding near the I-70 corridor during the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052243. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.