Flash Flood — Richland, Illinois

2019-05-23 · near Wakefield, Richland, Illinois

Event narrative

Nearly 2.00 inches of rain fell within an hour in the central part of Richland County between 0730 and 0830 AM CDT. This resulted in flash flooding from about Olney to Dundas. Due to recent heavy rainfall, roads flooded quickly because of ditches that were already full of water. The flooding subsided by early afternoon.

Wider weather episode

A cold front sagging into southeast Illinois triggered showers and thunderstorms south of the I-70 corridor during the morning of May 23rd. One cell produced a brief tornado southwest of Xenia in Clay County, while other storms dropped heavy rainfall and caused localized flash flooding. With 1-2 inches of rain falling in a short period of time, several county roads north of US-50 were flooded in Richland County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 832910. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.