Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$15.0M
Area
Grundy
Event narrative (NOAA)
The hardest hit areas in Grundy County were Morris, Mazon, and Minooka. Numerous rescues took place, including people trapped in vehicles in rising waters. Forty-four patients at Morris Hospital were evacuated when the lower floor flooded. The aqueduct that carries the I & M canal over Nettle Creek collapsed. South of Morris, Pine Bluff Road was impassable with approximately a foot of water.
Other notable flash flood events in Illinois
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.