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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | ILLINOIS |
| County/Area | JO DAVIESS |
| WFO | DVN |
| Begin Date | 07/10/2008 19:14:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | WNW |
| Begin Location | GALENA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 42.43/-90.45 |
| End Date | 07/10/2008 21:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 1 |
| End Azimuth | NE |
| End Location | GALENA |
| End Lat/Lon | 42.43/-90.4 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Warm and humid conditions prevailed over the northwest Illinois July 10, as a warm front surged northward into Minnesota and Wisconsin. Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms were common across areas northeast of a line from Princeton, Illinois to Waterloo, Iowa, some of which were severe. Torrential rains, hail up to the size of a quarter, and wind gusts over 60 mph were observed with some of the severe thunderstorms. |
| Event Narrative | Heavy rains measuring 1.00 inches in just 15 minutes resulted in flash flooding in Galena, IL during the evening of July 10. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| LA MOILLE | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 14:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WYANET | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 15:36 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| OSCO | HENRY CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 15:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TISKILWA | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 17:42 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TISKILWA | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 17:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOOSE LAKE | PUTNAM CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 17:57 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MAGNOLIA | PUTNAM CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 18:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GALENA | JO DAVIESS CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 19:14 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COLETA | WHITESIDE CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 19:39 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STERLING ARPT | WHITESIDE CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WALNUT | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 20:17 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WALNUT | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 20:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WALNUT | BUREAU CO. | IL | 07/10/2008 | 20:28 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
