Flood in Williamson County, Illinois

Flood August 3, 2000 · Williamson County, Illinois

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Very heavy rain from a slow-moving thunderstorm caused streets to flood and ditches to run full. A 9-year-old boy attempting to retrieve an object from a culvert was swept into it by rushing water. He later died at a hospital in St. Louis.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5176416. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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