Flash Flood — Mcdonough, Illinois

2025-07-11 · near Macomb, Mcdonough, Illinois

Event narrative

Law Enforcement reported that water was over several roads in Macomb including Jackson St and Ward St, and on West Washington St from Johnson on westward.

Wider weather episode

On July 11th, a line of severe thunderstorms moved across eastern Iowa and into northwest Illinois. These storms produced damaging straight-line winds and very heavy rain. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches fell in a few hours across the Quad Cities, on top of heavy rain from the previous night and caused flash flooding in Moline and Bureau County. A Considerable Flash Flood warning was issued at 5:26 PM followed by a Flash Flood Emergency at 6:16 PM.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282137. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.