Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Flash Flood
-- Flood Cause Heavy Rain
State ILLINOIS
County/Area TAZEWELL
WFO ILX
Report Source Emergency Manager
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2013-04-17 21:15 CST-6
Begin Location 9W PARKLAND
End Date 2013-04-18 09:00 CST-6
End Location 2SSE TOWNE OAKS
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 31.40M
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A nearly stationary frontal boundary interacting with an unseasonably warm and moist airmass brought widespread showers and thunderstorms to parts of central Illinois from the later afternoon of April 17th through the morning of April 18th. Several rounds of thunderstorms impacted west-central and central Illinois producing torrential rainfall and major flash flooding along and west of a Rushville to Minonk line. Rainfall totals ranged from 5 to 8 inches across most of this area. In addition, periodic severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds.
Event Narrative Very heavy rainfall of 3.00 to 5.00 inches resulted in damage to thousands of houses and businesses in the county, which included the cities of East Peoria, Pekin, Washington and Morton. Every creek and stream in the western and northern part of the county was flooded. Nearly every road in the flooded area was impassable, including parts of Interstate 74 which had to be closed. Numerous water rescues were made. Mudslides were also reported on the bluffs along the Illinois River which did damage to a gas station and covered U.S. Highway 150 with several inches of mud.


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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 2 218.202M 0.00K
FAIRMOUNT VERMILION CO. IL 04/17/2013 06:20 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GALESBURG KNOX CO. IL 04/17/2013 13:17 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CUBA FULTON CO. IL 04/17/2013 14:24 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BROOKLYN SCHUYLER CO. IL 04/17/2013 14:45 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BANNER FULTON CO. IL 04/17/2013 15:09 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CUBA FULTON CO. IL 04/17/2013 15:17 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LEWISTOWN FULTON CO. IL 04/17/2013 15:17 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SEXSON CORNER SHELBY CO. IL 04/17/2013 16:42 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROANOKE WOODFORD CO. IL 04/17/2013 17:41 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SIDNEY CHAMPAIGN CO. IL 04/17/2013 17:41 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROANOKE WOODFORD CO. IL 04/17/2013 17:45 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WASHINGTON TAZEWELL CO. IL 04/17/2013 18:10 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
METAMORA WOODFORD CO. IL 04/17/2013 19:15 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 13.000M 0.00K
BADER SCHUYLER CO. IL 04/17/2013 20:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 2.000M 0.00K
BRERETON FULTON CO. IL 04/17/2013 21:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 12.200M 0.00K
PARKLAND TAZEWELL CO. IL 04/17/2013 21:15 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 31.400M 0.00K
SANKOTY PEORIA CO. IL 04/17/2013 21:15 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 2 100.000M 0.00K
SPARLAND MARSHALL CO. IL 04/17/2013 21:45 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 10.000M 0.00K
PEORIA HGTS WOODFORD CO. IL 04/17/2013 22:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.000M 0.00K
WEST JERSEY STARK CO. IL 04/17/2013 23:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.000M 0.00K
YATES CITY KNOX CO. IL 04/18/2013 00:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 39.500M 0.00K
PROSPECT CHAMPAIGN CO. IL 04/18/2013 06:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 60.00K 0.00K
CAMARGO DOUGLAS CO. IL 04/18/2013 07:37 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 35.00K 0.00K
MURDOCK DOUGLAS CO. IL 04/18/2013 07:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 7.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 2 218.202M 0.00K