Overview
Flash Flooding
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Culvert Blowout | Culvert Blowout | Debris in creek as it enters town | Map |
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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