Flooding in Illinois, June 13 to 17, 1999

Rainfall of between 1 and 2 inches had fallen during the last part of the second week of June. This rainfall set the stage for flooding. Between 4 and 6 inches of rain fell over parts of Ogle, Boone, Dekalb and Mc Henry counties on Sunday June 13. In Boone County, residents along Coon Creek near Belvidere sandbagged homes in the River Reach subdivision. The Bel-Air Country Club was inundated. Residents along Lawrenceville Road and in Jellystone Park were told to leave their homes. Around 60 children at a day camp were taken to a nearby school. Homes were flooded in Capron. The Kiswaukee River at Belvidere crested at 13.9 feet, .3 feet below the record crest. In McHenry County, flooding occurred along the Upper Fox River and Nippersink Creek. It was the worst flooding in 6 years. At Four Colonies Park near Crystal Lake water was knee deep. Homes and streets suffered severe flooding along Nippersink Creek.In Dekalb County there was some flooding of roads and homes. In Winnebago County flooding affected dozens of roads and parks. Some homes were sandbagged in New Milford. In northern Kane County a fire station and school were flooded. A bridge was washed out near Hampshire.