Flash Flood — Henderson, Illinois

2023-08-05 · near Lomax, Henderson, Illinois

Event narrative

Law Enforcement reported that IL-96 was flooded in a construction zone around Camp Creek. The flooding was discovered around 615 AM CDT.

Wider weather episode

A significant rain event occurred late Friday into Saturday across west central Illinois, which resulted in flash flooding. A slow moving mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) tracked over the area and brought very heavy rain in a short amount of time. Rainfall amounts between 2 and 4 inches fell in less than 6 hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1129571. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.