Flood in Marshall County, Illinois
Flood April 18, 2013 – April 30, 2013 · Marshall County, Illinois
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
More than 30 homes and businesses along the Illinois River in Marshall County suffered damage due to record river levels. The river stage at Henry climbed to a record level of 32.87 feet on April 22nd at 16:00 local time, which was nearly 10 feet above flood stage. High impact flooding continued into the month of May 2013.
The wider storm
Excessive rainfall during the middle of April led to widespread flooding across a large part of northern and central Illinois. Locations from the Chicago metro area, southwest along the Illinois River Valley, received 5 to 10 inches over a two day period from the 17-18th. This heavy rain event combined with moisture laden soils from moderate to heavy rain between April 10th and the 16th, and resulted in record flooding along the Illinois and Spoon Rivers in central Illinois.
The record flooding did significant damage to locations along and near the river banks. Every county along the Illinois River was declared a state and federal disaster area.
High impact flooding on the Illinois River continued into the month of May 2013.
Began near Henry (41.1479, -89.3499).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 449047. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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