Flood in Livingston County, Illinois

Flooding occurred in rural Dwight. A Bourbonnais, IL man was found dead and Livingston County officers said the vehicle hydroplaned or became submerged in water, and then was overcome by the current.

Extensive flooding ensued from heavy rainfall near the end of December 2015. The rain/sleet storm on December 28th produced precipitation amounts between 2 and 3

inches within portions of the Kankakee, Vermilion, Iroquois, and upper Illinois watersheds. Soil moisture was already high from heavy rainfall in November. Many creeks and streams rose out of their banks by the evening of Dec 28th with others cresting well above flood stage in the weeks that followed. River forecast points on the Vermilion River near Leonore, IL and Sugar Creek near Milford, IL reached the third highest crests on record. Some of the most extensive flooding occurred in Watseka IL from a combination of Sugar Creek and Iroquois River flooding.