Flash Flood Emergency issued in Illinois after Midwest, Northeast threatened by severe weather on Sunday
In Fayette County, Illinois, more than 7 inches of rain was reported in the 24-hour period ending Monday morning. The National Weather Service office in St. Louis had issued a Flash Flood Emergency for the area late Sunday night, and flood alerts continued through the early-morning hours of Monday.
Early morning storms slow travel in St. Louis
Early morning storms slow travel in St. Louis on Interstate 64.
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ill. – The weekend ended on a stormy note across a large portion of the U.S., as more than 76 million Americans faced the threat of severe weather from the Northeast to the Midwest on Sunday.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center had posted a Level 2 out of 5 threat of severe storms for nearly 36 million people, including major cities such as New York, Boston, Indianapolis and Cincinnati.
This graphic shows the estimated rainfall over parts of Illinois in the 24-hour period ending Monday morning, July 21, 2025. Green boxes indicate Flash Flood Warnings, and purple boxes indicate Flash Flood Emergencies.
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In Fayette County, Illinois, more than 7 inches of rain was reported in the 24-hour period ending Monday morning. The National Weather Service office in St. Louis had issued a Flash Flood Emergency for the area late Sunday night, and flood alerts continued through the early-morning hours of Monday.
NOAA's Weather Prediction Center had posted a Level 3 out of 4 flood threat in and near central Illinois from Sunday into Monday morning because of the slow-moving storms and rain falling on soils that were already saturated from recent heavy rainfall.
A Level 2 out of 4 flood threat was also issued for an area stretching from Iowa to Georgia.
Heavy rain and pea-sized hail were observed in parts of Maine
Parts of the Northeast have experienced a weekend full of severe weather, as one local observed pea-sized hail and heavy rain in Cumberland, Maine.
The severe weather threat zone along the Interstate 95 corridor in the Northeast was fueled by a cold front charging across the region on Sunday.
Another area of severe storms was expected in the northern Plains, where damaging winds, hail and a few tornadoes were potential threats across the Dakotas.
Heavy rain and strong winds were captured in Iowa
Rain drenched parts of eastern Iowa on Saturday morning, causing flooding in some parts of the state over the weekend.