Flood — Clinton, Illinois

2015-05-11 to 2015-05-12 · near Damiansville, Clinton, Illinois

Event narrative

Sugar Creek was in flood after the area received up to 5 inches of rain in 3 days. Where Sugar Creek crosses Airport Road, it was at least 2 to 3 feet deep. The road was closed with a sign denoting this. However, a 28 year old man in a GMC Sierra pickup truck drove into the flood waters around 530 am on May 12th and was swept about 75 yards down stream. A witness saw this happen and called 911. It took about 6 hours before they found his truck submerged in about 8 to 10 feet of water 75 yards south of Airport Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wider weather episode

Clinton County Illinois had received about 5 inches of rain since May 9th. Numerous creeks and rivers were flooding, including Sugar Creek south southwest of Damiansville, IL.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (38.4975, -89.6403)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 588982. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.