Flood, Hancock
- When
- July 4, 12:38 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Niota
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Law enforcement reported street flooding due to heavy rain.
Flooding in Illinois, July 4, 2000
Summary of 7/4/00 heavy rain event:Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms moved across portions of eastern Iowa and west central Illinois. Torrential rains of up to two inches resulted in street, highway, and small creek flooding.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
Summary of 7/4/00 heavy rain event:Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms moved across portions of eastern Iowa and west central Illinois. Torrential rains of up to two inches resulted in street, highway, and small creek flooding. Law enforcement also reported a mud slide in Hancock county. See individual reports above for additional details.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Hancock
- When
- July 4, 1:39 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Law enforcement reported mud slides and street flooding in Nauvoo, and street flooding in Carthage.
Flood, McDonough
- When
- July 4, 2:18 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough County, Macomb
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Law enforcement reported street flooding due to heavy rain.
Flood, Warren
- When
- July 4, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County, Monmouth
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.849, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Law enforcement reported street flooding due to heavy rain.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 4, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 4, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 4, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 4, 2000
- Hurricane in Guam, July 4, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 4, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 4, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Maine, July 4, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, July 2000
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: 5155115, 5155116, 5155117, 5155118.