Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorms moving over the same areas multiple times resulted in 3.00 to 7.50 inches of rain in the northeast half of Peoria County during the early morning hours of June 24th. The locations that experienced the greatest impacts from the flooding included Princeville, Rome, Mossville, Dunlap and the north and west portions of the city of Peoria. Multiple roads were closed, motorists were stranded and homes were flooded. Several state highways were impassable, including Highway 6, 29, 40, 78, 90 and 91. A box culvert was also damaged on a rural road outside of Princeville. This was the second major flash flood to impact Peoria County since mid-April. Most of the flash flooding subsided by mid-afternoon.
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.