| Event |
Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
ILLINOIS |
| County/Area |
HANCOCK |
| WFO |
DVN |
| Begin Date |
08/27/2009 20:15:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
1 |
| Begin Azimuth |
WNW |
| Begin Location |
NIOTA |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
40.63/-91.3 |
| End Date |
08/27/2009 23:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
3 |
| End Azimuth |
NE |
| End Location |
DALLAS CITY |
| End Lat/Lon |
40.66/-91.14 |
| 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 |
Cloudy skies along with scattered showers and thunderstorms continued across much of the area August 27. Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in parts of west central Illinois. |
| Event Narrative |
Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding between Dallas City, IL and Niota, IL during the late evening of August 27. At 1016 pm, the flood waters were covering Highway 9 between Niota and Dallas City. Prior to that time, flood waters in the area were deep enough to float a car. |
