Flood — Kane, Illinois

2007-08-23 to 2007-08-25 · near Algonquin, Kane, Illinois

$5.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

Significant flooding occurred along the Fox River throughout Kane County, In East Dundee, Richardson Subdivision was particularly hit hard by the flooding. In South Elgin, some of the hardest hit areas included South River Street, North Water Street, Arthur Avenue, Josephine Avenue, Ross Avenue, and Mavis Avenue. 10 Families were evacuated in Elgin as flood waters continued to rise on August 24th. Bike paths and other green space along the river were inundated. Another area affected included the Valley View Subdivision in St Charles. Kane County officials estimated that flooding damaged more than 600 homes and businesses, and forced at least 80 residents from their homes. Flooding also occurred to 15 homes along the river's west bank in Montgomery. Reports indicated that floodwaters affected backyards, garages, and basements of homes just south of the Ashland Avenue Bridge.

Wider weather episode

Powerful and damaging thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois producing widespread wind damage. The most intense wind damage occurred along a path which began in far western Dupage County near the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Washington Street in West Chicago and continued east through the northern portions Lombard and Glen Ellyn, into Northlake, then across the north side of Chicago to the Lake Michigan Shore near Montrose Harbor. Wind damage along this path was consistent with winds 60 to 80 mph. Smaller pockets of more intense damage with winds of 80 to 100 mph were noted in the Wrigleyville area. The City of Chicago reported over 6,400 tree emergencies, over 200 damaged light poles, and over 350 downed power lines. A 40 inch diameter tree was blown down on West Waveland Street in Chicago. ComEd reported that a total of 615,000 customers lost power during the storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 58991. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.