Flood in Iroquois County, Illinois

Flood January 8, 2008 – January 11, 2008 · Iroquois County, Illinois

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain which fell onto saturated and frozen ground on January 8th caused widespread and significant flooding across much of Iroquois County. The county was declared a disaster area and over 600 residents had to be evacuated. Many homes and businesses were flooded as well as hundreds of roads that were flooded and closed. Storm total rainfall included 3.27 inches in Milford and 3.10 inches in Watseka.

The wider storm

Heavy rain fell during the morning hours of January 8th which caused siginficant flooding over many areas of east central Illinois.

Began near Chebanse (40.9966, -88.1301).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 78462. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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