Flood — Henderson, Illinois

2019-05-19 to 2019-05-31 · near Oquawka, Henderson, Illinois

Event narrative

The Mississippi River Gladstone Lock and Dam 18 rose above its major flood stage of 14 feet during the afternoon of May 19th and continued into June. The river crested in June, with the stage rising to 20.3 feet at the end of May 31st.

Wider weather episode

It happened.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 827051. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.