Flood — Stephenson, Illinois

2017-07-22 to 2017-07-25 · near Winslow, Stephenson, Illinois

Event narrative

Heavy rainfall of 3 to over 12 inches over significant areas from 20 to 22 July in southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois moved downstream causing the Rock River to rise well above major flood stage levels just downstream of Freeport down to the Mississippi at Moline.

Freeport rose just below major flood stage level of 16.0 feet on July 23rd, 2017 at approximately 645 AM CST. It crested around 15.9 feet at approximately 10 AM CST on July 23rd, 2017 and fell below 15.5 feet at approximately 815 PM CST on July 25th.

Widespread river flooding and flash flooding resulted in a preliminary estimation of 7 to 8 million dollars in damage.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rainfall of 3 to over 12 inches over significant areas from 20 to 22 July in southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois moved downstream causing the Rock River to rise well above major flood stage levels just downstream of Freeport down to the Mississippi at Moline.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 716606. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.