An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana tonight. Intense tornadoes, swaths of damaging gusts, and hail in excess of 2 inches in diameter possible. Tropical Storm Arthur will continue to produce strong winds across coastal Upper Texas and Louisiana tonight, as well as potentially life-threatening flooding across southern Louisiana into Mississippi. Read More >
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Thunderstorms moved over Bureau County, Illinois during the late afternoon/early evening hours of May 28, 2020. The city of DePue, IL saw approximately 3.00” of rain in 50 minutes which caused high impact flash flooding. Radar interrogation showed the heaviest rains began approximately 4:40 pm and continued through 5:30 pm, with lighter rain continuing beyond 5:30 pm. Public reports indicate that flash flooding began in the city at approximately 5:30pm and by 7:30pm the water had receded.
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Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
614 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 WSW DEPUE 41.33N 89.31W
05/28/2020 BUREAU IL NWS STORM SURVEY
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER STEEP TERRAIN
CAUSED SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IN AND
NEAR DEPUE, IL LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
MUDSLIDES BLOCKED ROADWAYS AT TWO LOCATIONS
NORTH OF DEPUE. THE HEAVY RAIN MOVED RAPIDLY
DOWN BLUFFS INTO A CREEK, WHICH FLOWED
RAPIDLY INTO THE TOWN. 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER
FLOWED RAPIDLY THROUGH STREETS. THE FORCE OF
WATER AND DEBRIS ALSO BLEW OUT AN
UNDERGROUND CULVERT AT 2 LOCATIONS. FLASH
FLOODING IMPACTED MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST PART
OF DEPUE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
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