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A small unit of Mounted Police patrolled parts of the Somerset Levels after reports of items, including heating oil and quad bikes being stolen from the homes of flood victims on 3 February. [ 55 ] An earth bank at Huntworth was hastily built, connecting the canal bank to the railway embankment and the embankment to the river wall.
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 ]
The flooding caused a river gauge in London Mills to be disabled, and flooding along the Illinois River stemming from the April floods continued into the next month. [43] The La Moine River crested to a record 32.54 feet (9.92 m) in Ripley on April 21, and the river did not subside below flood levels until April 26. [ 44 ]
The flooding spanned north of West C Street and south of West G Street, west of North Illinois Street and east of North 4th Street. Shortly after 5 p.m., several people were out observing the ...
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 ...
An ice jam along the Sangamon River in Menard County causes water levels to rise Friday, January 26, 2024. Flooding has been reported in low-lying agricultural areas.
On June 18–19, 2021, a severe weather outbreak affected the Midwestern United States, affecting the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.Floods, caused by training convection, [3] caused $51.7 million in damage and causing rainfall amounts of up to 7 inches (180 mm) across western Indiana, [4] causing one death. [5]
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.