Flash Flood in SANGAMON, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 02:45:00 to 07-MAY-02 04:30:00 (CST)
Location: PLEASANT PLAINS
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several roads were briefly flooded due to heavy rains.

Flash Flood in CHRISTIAN, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 03:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 04:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several rural roads were briefly flooded due to heavy rains.

Flash Flood in MACON, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 02:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 04:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Numerous county roads were flooded due to heavy rains, including County Highway 41 south of Illinois Route 48, County Highway 25 north of Illinois Route 105, and County Highway 57 at Sefton Road.  Also, Illinois Route 48 south of Boody was under water for a time.

Flash Flood in SCOTT, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 02:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 04:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several rural roads were briefly flooded due to heavy rains.

Flash Flood in LOGAN, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 02:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 03:00:00 (CST)
Location: CORNLAND
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Illinois Route 54 just northeast of Cornland was briefly flooded due to heavy rains.

Thunderstorm Wind in EDGAR, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 03:30:00 to 07-MAY-02 03:30:00 (CST)
Location: PARIS
Magnitude: 50 E
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Two large trees were blown down in town.  One fell onto an unoccupied van, destroying it.

Flash Flood in CASS, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 02:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 02:30:00 (CST)
Location: ASHLAND
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Numerous streets in Ashland, as well as rural roads nearby, were flooded due to heavy rains.

Flood in EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 10:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Even though the rains had ended, the flooding continued on numerous county roads into the afternoon hours.

Flash Flood in CLARK, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 05:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 09:00:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Over 2.5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time.  It caused numerous roads to become flooded countywide, including Illinois Route 1 between Marshall and West Union.  In Marshall, so much rain fell that a canopy over a gas station collapsed due to the weight of the rain water.  No injuries were reported.

Flood in CLARK, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 09:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 14:30:00 (CST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Even though the rains had ended, the flooding continued on numerous county roads into the afternoon hours.

Flash Flood in EDGAR, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 05:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 08:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 485K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Numerous rural roads were flooded countywide, as well as several basements in the Paris area.  Also, a 76 foot bridge south of Paris collapsed due to the flooding.  No injuries were reported.

Flood in CUMBERLAND, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 09:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 14:30:00 (CST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Even though the rains had ended, the flooding continued on numerous county roads into the afternoon hours.

Flash Flood in SHELBY, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 03:30:00 to 07-MAY-02 06:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Numerous roads were flooded due to heavy rains, including Illinois Route 32 south of Stewardson and roads east of Cowden due to the Kaskaskia River rising above its banks.

Flash Flood in MOULTRIE, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 04:00:00 to 07-MAY-02 06:40:00 (CST)
Location: BETHANY
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Numerous roads were flooded, especially in the northern half of the county.  In the southeastern section of Bethany, six people had to be evacuated due to the rising waters.  No injuries were reported.  Illinois Route 32 south of Lovington was flooded, as well as, Illinois Route 133 between Lovington and Arthur.

Flash Flood in COLES, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 02:45:00 to 07-MAY-02 08:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain fell over a short amount of time in Coles County.  Numerous roads were flooded throughout the county.  Approximately 30 people had to be evacuated from their homes due to the flood waters.  Also, several vehicles were driven into flooded areas causing them to be stranded.  No injuries or deaths were reported.  Numerous basements were flooded as well and several of the flooded roads were washed out in places.

Flash Flood in CUMBERLAND, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 04:45:00 to 07-MAY-02 09:00:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Numerous roads were flooded due to over 2.5 inches of rain in a short amount of time.  Illinois Route 130 north of Greenup was flooded in places, as well as, numerous roads in the Sumter Township area.

Flash Flood in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 03:30:00 to 07-MAY-02 04:00:00 (CST)
Location: BROADLANDS
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several roads in the Broadlands area were flooded for a brief time due to heavy rains.  No structural damage was reported.

Flash Flood in EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS
From 07-MAY-02 03:30:00 to 07-MAY-02 10:00:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Up to four inches of rain fell over Effingham County in a short amount of time.  Numerous roads were flooded, including Illinois Route 45 north of Effingham, Illinois Route 128 near Beecher City, and Route 40 west of Effingham.  A school and the county courthouse sustained basement flood damage.  One man had to be rescued after he attempted to cross a flooded creek in his ATV and was swept 150 yards downstream into some trees.  He clung to the trees for two hours before he was rescued.  He was treated and released from the hospital.