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From December 2013 onwards the Somerset Levels suffered severe flooding as part of the wider 2013–2014 Atlantic winter storms in Europe and subsequent 2013–2014 United Kingdom winter floods. The Somerset Levels, or the Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly but more correctly known, is a coastal plain and wetland area of ...
An Illinois Department of Transportation road closure map showed the following roads in the East St. Louis area and Cahokia Heights were closed at 3 p.m. due to flooding: Interstate 255 southbound ...
The Somerset Levels are a coastal plain and wetland area of Somerset, England, running south from the Mendips to the Blackdown Hills. The Somerset Levels have an area of about 160,000 acres (650 km 2) and are bisected by the Polden Hills; the areas to the south are drained by the River Parrett, and the areas to the north by the rivers Axe and Brue.
The 2012 Great Britain and Ireland floods had brought severe flooding to the Somerset Levels. During December 2013 and January 2014 heavy rainfall led to extensive flooding on the Somerset Levels with over 600 houses and 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) of agricultural land, including North Moor , Curry and Hay Moors and Greylake , affected.
Flooding from a heavy rainstorm Tuesday in southwest Illinois damaged houses and cars, closed roads, forced the evacuation of a nursing home and eroded part of a levee, according to community leaders.
Illinois State Police Trooper Joshua Robinson said in a statement that District 11 troopers responded to about 25 traffic crashes and assisted 27 drivers from midnight to 1:36 p.m. Tuesday in the ...
Illinois was affected by the flooding, and the Illinois National Guard was activated to assist with the efforts along the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. [18] [19] The Illinois National Guard was released from flood fighting duties on July 29, 2019. [20] The river crest in Grafton was the fourth highest ever recorded.
The St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency advised drivers to avoid Illinois 15 at Belleville West Parkway because both eastbound and westbound lanes were flooded as of 3:54 p.m.