Flash Flood — Union, Illinois

2002-01-31 · near Anna, Union, Illinois

Event narrative

A 3-year-old child was killed when her grandmother attempted to carry her across a flooded creek on foot. The grandmother was unable to cross the creek in her vehicle, so she attempted to cross on foot. The grandmother lost her footing in the creek, and the child was swept away and drowned. The flooding was caused by a large area of moderate to heavy rain falling on ground that was still moist from flooding rains a week earlier. An observer in Anna measured about 1.7 inches of rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5277369. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.