Flash Flood — Kendall, Illinois

2008-09-14 · near Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois

$2.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

In Oswego, Route 25 was flooded and closed between Oswego and Montgomery Roads. Several cars drove around the barricades and at least one car was swept into the Fox River. The driver was able to escape. Four miles south of Little Rock, Jetter Road was flooded and closed. Three occupants of a car were rescued after their car was swept into Big Rock Creek. In Plano, many roads were flooded and closed, including Hale Road, Main Street, Miller Road and Creek Road. Extensive flooding was reported along Rock Creek Road. The Farnsworth House in Plano was damaged by flood waters from the Fox River. Extensive flooding was reported in Millington. Part of Fox River Drive was washed away and 17 roads across Kendall County were closed due to flooding. Basement flooding was also reported.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of hurricane Ike moved across northern Illinois during the morning hours of September 14th. This system produced a second round of very heavy rain after a period of heavy rain just 24 hours earlier across many of the same areas. Flash flooding was common as many creeks, streams and rivers swelled over their banks, some reaching all-time record high crests. Flooding was extensive and widespread with some of the worse flooding located near streams and rivers. Storm total rainfall amounts for September 13th and September 14th (combined) included, 10.53 inches in Wheaton, 10.51 inches in Elburn, 10.20 inches in Evanston, 10.01 inches in Park Forest, 9.78 inches in Bartlett, 9.10 inches in St. Charles, 9.09 inches in Geneva, 8.89 inches in Homewood, 8.76 inches in Flossmoor, 8.74 inches in Elk Grove Village, 8.55 inches in Streator, 8.47 inches in Skokie, 8.45 inches at Chicago Ohare Airport, 8.26 inches in Elgin, 8.11 inches in Batavia, 7.85 inches in Lincolnwood, 7.84 inches in Glen Ellyn, 7.11 inches in Peru, 6.89 inches in Mendota, 6.70 inches in St. Anne, 6.62 inches in Plainfield, 6.44 inches in Joliet, 6.24 inches in Yorkville, 6.19 inches in DeKalb, 6.03 inches in Rochelle and 6.00 inches near Seneca.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (41.7260, -88.5946)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 135530. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.