Flash Flood — Du Page, Illinois

2013-04-18 · near Munger, Du Page, Illinois

Event narrative

Widespread flooding was reported over much of DuPage County. Dozens of homes were underwater in Towers of Four Lakes Village requiring emergency crews to rescue people trapped inside. Numerous roadways were covered with flowing water causing several cars to stall. Lower levels of several apartment buildings were flooded. Retention ponds were overflowing. Roosevelt Road was closed between Wegner Drive and Joliet Street due to high water. Portions of Route 53 were closed between 75th Street and Royce Road. Numerous basements were flooded near Elmhurst, Lisle, and Naperville. Some residents had to be rescued in Lisle. The Glen Ellyn Public Library building's sub-basement flooded under five feet of water and also received extensive damage on the first floor. In Lombard, basements as well as first floors were flooded. Approximately 30 streets in Lombard were completely submerged.

Du Page county received the most rainfall during this evening with several sites reporting over seven inches of rain. Observers measured 7.34 inches near Naperville, 7.26 inches near Elmhurst, 7.12 inches near Aurora, and 7.01 inches near Lisle.

Wider weather episode

Strong storms kicked off record setting heavy rains which resulted in record crests across area streams and rivers. Many locations across northern Illinois received 4 to 7 inches of rainfall, with several reports of over 7 inches of rain out of Du Page County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 440094. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.