Flood — Rock Island, Illinois

2019-04-01 to 2019-04-30 · near Rock Is, Rock Island, Illinois

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 822735. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.