Flash Flood — Adams, Illinois

2025-05-19 · near Quincy, Adams, Illinois

Event narrative

An emergency manager reported a subject stuck in her car in a foot of flood water between 12th Street and 18th Street on Seminary Road.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective complex rolled through Illinois during the late evening of May 19th. Severe reports spanned from west-central Illinois through the Metro-East and into southern Illinois where a brief tornado touched down. Luckily no injuries or fatalities were reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264709. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.