Flood Event Story Maps

East St. Louis Street in Nashville, IL with floodwater flowing over it

Nashville Story Map
On July 16, 2024, Nashville, IL experienced severe flooding following the overtopping of the Nashville City Reservoir dam due to heavy rainfall. The town received over 6 inches of rain within 8 hours, leading to significant flooding in the surrounding areas. Photos taken during the flood are compared to ISWS model results.

 
flooded main street in Gibson City, IL

Gibson City Story Map
On August 12, 2021 a line of thunderstorms developed along southern Ford County, IL. Nearly 10 inches of rain fell in under 10 hours. This story map includes a model simulation of the flood produced by ISWS. Photos taken during the flood are compared to the model results.

 
flooded neighborhood street and yards in Greenville, IL

Greenville Story Map
On August 12, 2019, Greenville, Illinois received 9.34 inches of rain in 12 hours. This story map includes a model simulation produced by the Illinois State Water Survey, which shows the progression of the flood in Greenville. Photos taken during the flood are compared to the model results.

 

Informational Story Maps

map of affected kishwaukee river watershed highlighted

Kishwaukee River Watershed
This story map, made in Fall 2018, describes flood events that occurred in the Kishwaukee River watershed from 2015-2018. Impacted communities include Belvidere, Cherry Valley, and Sycamore.

 
Story Map Topic Locations
Illinois map with dots on storymap locations
What is a Story Map?
ArcGIS story map page logo
A story map is a web-based application that shares maps in the context of narrative text and other multimedia content. ArcGIS StoryMaps is a product of Esri. See more at the ArcGIS StoryMaps overview page.