Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to evacuate Tuesday morning amid fears the structure could rupture, local officials now say the situation is ...
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for several counties in Illinois after unprecedented storms swept through the Chicago area last night, leaving many without power.
Water from Lake Lorraine in Swansea, Illinois is creeping into a residence. Intense rains have dumped record levels of water on the St. Louis region. 10 a.m. Road closings in O’Fallon
The July 2023 Chicago Area Flood was caused by a heavy rainfall that occurred on July 2, 2023, in the Chicago Metropolitan Area of northeastern Illinois. Rainfall up to 9.0 inches (23 cm) occurred over an 18-hour period; the majority occurred from early in the morning to late in the afternoon. [ 1 ]
Shortly after 5 p.m., several people were out observing the water, taking photos and videos. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department has posted an aerial, panoramic view of the flooding on its ...
The four-step risk assessment process. Environmental hazard identification is the first step in environmental risk assessment, which is the process of assessing the likelihood, or risk, of adverse effects resulting from a given environmental stressor. [6]
Urban flooding is the inundation of land or property in cities or other built environment, caused by rainfall or coastal storm surges overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems, such as storm sewers. Urban flooding can occur regardless of whether or not affected communities are located within designated floodplains or near any body of water. [1]
Flooding has been reported in low-lying agricultural areas. Portions of the Sangamon and Illinois rivers are currently under a flood warning due to ice jams that have caused flooding in some parts ...