Flash Flood — Lake, Illinois

2013-04-17 · near Channel Lake, Lake, Illinois

$4.7M

Property damage

Event narrative

A levee was breached in Lincolnshire requiring 49 homes to be evacuated. Route 41 was closed between Route 137 and Route 176. Near Beach Park, water was reported over many roads, ponds were out of banks, and many homes had water up to doorsteps. County emergency managers estimated that 4,500 properties were affected by the flooding.

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 441140. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.