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Flash FloodJersey, Illinois

May 8, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Jersey

Event narrative (NOAA)

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of north Jersey County. A 79 year old man was swept off a bridge and killed in his truck when he tried to cross a flooded Sugar Creek.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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