Flash Flood in Calhoun County, Illinois

Flash Flood June 19, 2021 · Calhoun County, Illinois

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Up to 5 inches of rain fell in a 90 minute period causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded between Hamburg, Hardin, Batchtown and Meppen. A culvert on a road just south of Hardin was washed out. The road is gone with a 10 foot wide by 5 foot deep area washed out from the road bed.

The wider storm

An outflow boundary from earlier convection moved southward through region, triggering widespread storms. Some of the storms became severe with numerous reports of large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding.

Began near Michael (39.2400, -90.6000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 969119. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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