Flash Flood — Clay, Illinois

2025-07-19 · near Xenia, Clay, Illinois

Event narrative

Water was flowing across both US-50 and old US-50 in numerous spots between Xenia and Flora.

Wider weather episode

Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped very heavy rainfall across southern Clay County from mid-morning through mid-afternoon of July 19th. Rainfall amounts of 6-8 inches were common along and south of US-50, resulting in significant flash flooding from Xenia to Flora. Further north, rainfall of 3-4 inches caused minor street flooding in parts of Decatur in Macon County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1276231. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.