Flash Flood in Grundy County, Illinois

Flash Flood April 18, 2013 · Grundy County, Illinois

$15.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The hardest hit areas in Grundy County were Morris, Mazon, and Minooka. Numerous rescues took place, including people trapped in vehicles in rising waters. Forty-four patients at Morris Hospital were evacuated when the lower floor flooded. The aqueduct that carries the I & M canal over Nettle Creek collapsed. South of Morris, Pine Bluff Road was impassable with approximately a foot of water.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Nettlecreek (41.4571, -88.5960).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Ford County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 441039. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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