Flood — Logan, Illinois

2009-10-30 to 2009-10-31 · near Burton View, Logan, Illinois

Event narrative

Numeruous creeks, streams, ditches and rural roads in Logan County were flooded from the morning hours of October 30th until late in the morning of November 3rd. A 97 year old man drowned when he attempted to cross a water covered road about 0.5 mile south of Mt. Pulaski around 1030 AM CST October 31st.

Wider weather episode

A strong area of low pressure moving into the Midwest late on 10/29 and early on 10/30 tapped plenty of tropical moisture. It produced a prolonged period of heavy rainfall which resulted in widespread areal flooding in central Illinois between October 30th and November 3rd. Rain amounts of 2.00 to 3.00 inches were reported in much of central Illinois during a 30 hour period from late on 10/29 through 10/30/09. This was in addition to the more than 3.00 inches of rain which fell the previous week. Many rural roads, creeks and streams were flooded. A man in Logan County drowned when he attempted to cross a water covered roadway.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 197645. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.