Flash Flood — Douglas, Illinois

2024-05-19 · near Hugo, Douglas, Illinois

Event narrative

A flowing creek washed out 200 feet on both sides of a culvert on North County Road 1965 East between East County Road 700 North and East County Road 800 North southwest of Murdock.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level disturbance interacting with a stationary frontal boundary draped across central Illinois triggered clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of May 19th. Some of the cells produced flash flooding and hail as large as ping pong balls near Long Creek in Macon County, while others caused isolated flash flooding in parts of rural Douglas County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1171939. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.