53
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Flash Flood in Vermilion County, Illinois: 53 recorded events between 1996 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #561 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Vermilion County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Vermilion County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 53 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Vermilion County archive, flash flood makes up 7.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #561 for this hazard and #8 within Illinois, putting it in the 81.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flash flood in Vermilion County with 18 recorded events, while Mar is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2021 | NEWELL | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2020 | ELLIS | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | HENNING | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2018 | COLLISON | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2018 | RANKIN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 21, 2018 | RANKIN | 0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2017 | RANKIN | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2017 | ELLIS | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2017 | BISMARCK | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2015 | HOOPESTON | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Vermilion County
- Thunderstorm Wind 368
- Hail 198
- Tornado 64
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Very heavy rain fell over extreme southern portions of Vermilion County. Illinois Route 1 and several secondary roads were closed due to high water. Numerous basements were flooded in Georgetown with some residents evacuated. No injuries were reported. Also several township roads in the area were washed out.
Heavy rain of more than 3.00 inches in an hour during the early afternoon of June 10th resulted in flash flooding in northern Vermilion County, primarily north of U.S. Highway 136. Most roads were closed in Hoopeston and a viaduct on Illinois Route 119 near Alvin was impassable. The flooding subsided by early evening.
Nearly 3.00 of rain fell in northeast Vermilion County within 90 minutes during the early evening. Streets and rural roads from Hoopeston to 3 miles west of Hoopeston, and along Illinois Route 9 to the Indiana border were impacted by more than a foot of water.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Vermilion County, Illinois?
53 flash flood events are recorded in Vermilion County between 1996 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Vermilion County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Vermilion County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Vermilion County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Vermilion County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/vermilion-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.