Flash Flood in Morgan County, Illinois
Flash Flood September 20, 2009 · Morgan County, Illinois
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Rainfall amounts of 4.50 to 5.00 inches were reported within two hours in a 15 mile wide band across western and central Morgan County. Numerous streets in the city of Jacksonville were flooded. Near the town of Woodson, a man drowned while he was trying to clear debris from an intake valve and culvert near a flooded pond.
The wider storm
A low pressure center tracked into central Illinois by early afternoon, producing a narrow band of intense rain in parts of west central Illinois and a small part of southeast Illinois. Isolated rainfall totals of 4.00 to 5.00 inches resulted in flash flooding. A man drowned in Morgan County as a result of the flooding.
Began near Jacksonville Arpt (39.7553, -90.3091).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 197584. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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