Flood in Rock Island County, Illinois

Flood April 1, 2019 – April 30, 2019 · Rock Island County, Illinois

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Mississippi River remained above its major flood stage of 18 feet through the month of April. The river crested at 20.68 feet on April 8th. Preliminarily this would be the 10th highest crest of record.

On April 29, a man drowned when his car went off Illinois 92 between 18th and 31st Avenues in Rock Island, and into a ditch flooded with water from the Mississippi River. The car was overturned in 6 to 8 feet of water in a normally dry ditch.

The wider storm

The Mississippi River remained high through the month of April due to a combination of snow melt and several rounds of heavy rain. Several points on the river remained above major flood stage through the month. All locations along the river observed two crests through the month.

Began near Rock Is (41.4919, -90.6070).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 822735. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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