Illinois, 2000

Flood in Illinois, June 20, 2000

June 20, 2000 · NWS LOT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Kankakee

When
June 20, 9:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Kankakee County, Countywide
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.138, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall of 1.5 to over 4 inches fell in Kankakee County causing flooding of farm fields and roads. Rainfall amounts included 1.68 inches at Kankakee, 2.15 inches at Bonfield, 2.36 inches at Custer Park, 2.80 inches at Herscher, 3.75 inches at Momence and 4.10 inches at Grant Park.

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.

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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: 5153169.