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Event Details
| Event | Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | ILLINOIS |
| County/Area | FORD |
| WFO | LOT |
| Begin Date | 01/08/2008 09:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | NW |
| Begin Location | PAXTON |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 40.49/-88.12 |
| End Date | 01/11/2008 18:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 2 |
| End Azimuth | ENE |
| End Location | CLARENCE |
| End Lat/Lon | 40.49/-87.94 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 500.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Heavy rain fell during the morning hours of January 8th which caused siginficant flooding over many areas of east central Illinois. |
| Event Narrative | Heavy rain which fell onto saturated and frozen ground on January 8th caused widespread and significant flooding across much of Ford County through January 11th. Numerous roads were flooded and closed. Storm total rainfall amounts included 4.14 inches in Piper City and 3.62 inches in Paxton. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 6.015M | 0.00K | |||||||
| ROMEOVILLE | WILL CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 06:10 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KANKAKEE RIVER PK AR | KANKAKEE CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 06:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K | |
| STREATOR | LA SALLE CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 06:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ST GEORGE | KANKAKEE CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 06:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FERNWAY | COOK CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 06:40 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CRETE | WILL CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OTTO | KANKAKEE CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 08:50 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LODEMIA | LIVINGSTON CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 2.000M | 0.00K | |
| EAST WENONA | LA SALLE CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MILFORD | IROQUOIS CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 1 | 15.00K | 0.00K | |
| PAXTON | FORD CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K | |
| KANKAKEE | KANKAKEE CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 09:07 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MOKENA | WILL CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 09:25 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHEBANSE | IROQUOIS CO. | IL | 01/08/2008 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 3.000M | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 6.015M | 0.00K |
