July brought its typical calamity in Illinois
CHAMPAIGN — Rain inundated the south-central and northern parts of Illinois in July, causing flooding, according to Illinois State Climatologist Tr...
CHAMPAIGN — Rain inundated the south-central and northern parts of Illinois in July, causing flooding, according to Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford at the University of Illinois' Illinois State Water Survey.Multiple, intense rainfall events ran from the northwest to the southeast along and north of the Interstate 80 corridor and along the Interstate 64 corridor in July. This included incredibly intense rain in the St. Louis metro area on July 26.Parts of Cahokia Heights and Belleville caught 7 to 8 inches of rain in less than eight hours, causing widespread and — in some places — catastrophic flooding.