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On July 26, 2022, a secondary dam on the city reservoir was breached after over four inches of rain fell near Nashville in less than 12 hours, causing a 6-foot breach and flooding nearly 40 acres ...
Here are rainfall amounts, in inches, from the last 24 hours (unless otherwise noted) by locality, according to National Weather Service St. Louis: Illinois locations. Belleville: 6.23, 6.33 ...
The United States saw its third 1-in-1,000-year rain in a week on Monday night and Tuesday morning, as southern Illinois was drenched by 8 to 12 inches of rain in 12 hours.
In June 1957 Hurricane Audrey's extratropical remnants caused a major rain, and flooding event across much of Central Illinois. [14] The Weather Bureau used many rain gauges across the region to measure the impacts of the storm. [14] The National Weather Service in Lincoln has covered many significant weather events in its history. [15]
Average yearly precipitation for Illinois varies from 48 inches or 1,220 mm at the southern tip to 35 inches or 890 mm in the northern portion of the state. Normal annual snowfall exceeds 38 inches or 0.97 m in Chicago, while the southern portion of the state normally receives less than 14 inches or 0.36 m. [1]
At Starved Rock State Park, parking lots were closed due to the level of the Illinois River, which stood at 26.5 feet on August 25, 6.5 feet (2 m) above its flood stage. [28] Governor Blagojevich estimated total flood damages could cost nine Illinois counties and the state more than $22.8 million, and the state requested federal assistance. [29]
Southern Illinois is expected to see an increase from 43 inches currently to 48 or 52 under the different emissions scenarios. Precipitation is expected to fall in the summer across the entire state, while it will increase in Spring. The decrease in summer precipitation is expected to increase droughts in those months, impacting crop yields. [7]
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