Flood, McDonough
- When
- July 31, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough County, Blandinsville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Law enforcement reported minor street flooding.
Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 31, 2000
2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- July 31, 5:45 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Carthage
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.417, -91.133
Thunderstorm winds snapped several tree limbs, which resulted in spotty power outages throughout the community. One tree was uprooted, another blew down over a garage, and a third tree crushed a minivan.
Flood, Hancock
- When
- July 31, 5:45 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Carthage
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Torrential rains produced street flooding.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in North Dakota, July 31, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 31, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 31, 2000
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, July 31, 2000
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 31, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 31, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, July 31, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 31, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 31, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 31, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in New York, July 31, 2000
- Flash Flood in Indiana, July 31, 2000
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5155651, 5155736, 5155737.