Flash Flood — Grundy, Illinois

2013-04-18 · near Nettlecreek, Grundy, Illinois

$15.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

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.

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 441039. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.