Flood, Hancock
- When
- October 23, 10:00 PM CST to October 25, 6:18 AM CST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Illinois, October 23 to 28, 2004
6 to as much as 2 inches of rain. This locally heavy rain led to minor flooding along parts of the La Moine River in West Central Illinois.
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.
Two moderate to heavy rain events occurred during the last third of the month-each produced 0.6 to as much as 2 inches of rain. This locally heavy rain led to minor flooding along parts of the La Moine River in West Central Illinois. The minor flooding that resulted affected only agricultural land.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, McDonough
- When
- October 23, 10:00 PM CST to October 25, 6:18 AM CST
- Where
- McDonough forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Hancock
- When
- October 26, 8:53 PM CST to October 28, 5:42 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, McDonough
- When
- October 26, 8:53 PM CST to October 28, 5:42 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 23, 2004
- Avalanche in Colorado, October 23, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, October 23, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 23, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 23, 2004
- Hail in Wisconsin, October 23, 2004
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, October 23, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Montana, October 23 to 24, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in New York, October 23, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in Utah, October 23, 2004
- Hail in North Dakota, October 23, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, October 23, 2004
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, October 2004
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5426426, 5426427, 5426428, 5426429.