Flash Flood — Clay, Illinois

2023-08-03 · near Xenia, Clay, Illinois

Event narrative

Route 50 was covered with 3 feet of water.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front draped across southern Missouri and far southern Illinois aided thunderstorm development, including a narrow band of training thunderstorms across southeast Illinois during the early morning hours of August 3. These thunderstorms resulted in heavy rainfall, with reports ranging from 2 to 7 inches across Clay County, which led to flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1121888. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.