Heavy rain impacted central and southeast Illinois as the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon tracked from Arkansas during the afternoon of September 7th to southern Ohio by the afternoon of September 9th.  The rainfall was further enhanced by a weak cold front dropping southward out of the Upper Midwest.  Rainfall was heaviest south of I-70 in closer proximity to the track of the storm, with amounts ranging from 5 to 10 inches.  Another area of heavy rain materialized northwest of the Illinois River as the cold front approached, with totals of 4 to 6 inches.  Due to the prolonged period of heavy rainfall, flash flooding developed mainly along and southeast of a Newton to Flora line where numerous roads were closed due to high water.

Flash Flood in KNOX, ILLINOIS
From 07-SEP-18 05:35:00 to 07-SEP-18 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: RIO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Persistent thunderstorms in northern Knox County resulted periods of heavy rain during the early morning of September 7th. Rainfall rates of 1.00 to 3.00 inches per hour for nearly two hours, on already saturated ground resulted in flash flooding. Numerous streets were inundated in Galesburg during the morning commute. Many rural roads were also flooded between Galesburg and Victoria through late morning.

Flash Flood in JASPER, ILLINOIS
From 08-SEP-18 14:00:00 to 08-SEP-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEWTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several bands of rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon impacted Jasper County from September 7th through the 8th. The ground was saturated with nearly 3.00 to 5.00 inches of rain when a particularly heavy band of rain moved into southeast Illinois during the afternoon of September 8th. An additional 1.00 to 1.50 of rain in less than three hours produced flash flooding in southern and eastern Jasper county in the early afternoon. Water covered many roads, including IL State highway 130 south of Newton and IL State highway 33 east of newton.

Flash Flood in RICHLAND, ILLINOIS
From 08-SEP-18 14:00:00 to 08-SEP-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: WAKEFIELD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several bands of rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon impacted Richland County from September 7th through the 8th. The ground was saturated with nearly 4.50 to 6.50 inches of rain when a particularly heavy band of rain moved into southeast Illinois during the afternoon of September 8th. An additional 2.00 inches of rain in less than three hours produced flash flooding in Richland County in the early afternoon. Many county roads were covered with water. Illinois Highway 250 was flooded near the Olney airport and near the high school.

Flash Flood in CRAWFORD, ILLINOIS
From 08-SEP-18 14:15:00 to 08-SEP-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: KIBBIE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several bands of rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon impacted Crawford County from September 7th through the 8th. The ground was saturated with nearly 4.00 to 6.00 inches of rain when a particularly heavy band of rain moved into southeast Illinois during the afternoon of September 8th. An additional 1.00 to 1.50 inches of rain in less than three hours produced flash flooding in Crawford County in the early afternoon. Many county roads were covered with water and streets in Robinson were flooded as a result.

Flash Flood in LAWRENCE, ILLINOIS
From 08-SEP-18 13:45:00 to 08-SEP-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHAUNCEY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several bands of rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon impacted Lawrence County from September 7th through the 8th. The ground was saturated with nearly 4.50 to 6.50 inches of rain when a particularly heavy band of rain moved into southeast Illinois during the afternoon of September 8th. An additional 1.00 to 1.50 inches of rain in less than three hours produced flash flooding in Lawrence County in the early afternoon. Many county roads were covered with water, and most streets in Lawrenceville were flooded.

Flash Flood in CLAY, ILLINOIS
From 08-SEP-18 14:00:00 to 08-SEP-18 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: INGRAHAM
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several bands of rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon impacted eastern Clay County from September 7th through the 8th. The ground was saturated with nearly 4.50 to 7.50 inches of rain when a particularly heavy band of rain moved into southeast Illinois during the afternoon of September 8th. An additional 2.00 inches of rain in less than three hours produced flash flooding in eastern Clay County in the early afternoon. Many county roads were covered with water and streets in Clay City were flooded.