Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (DR-4116)

Des Plaines: Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding...
Photo date: April 30, 2013
Photographer: FEMA / Bryan Adams
Photo location: Des Plaines IL
Categories: Debris, Miscellaneous, Recovery, Severe Storm, Flooding
Covered in mud and silt, contents in a flooded basement wait to be removed. Many homes, businesses and roads were damaged and compromised due to severe flash flooding on April 18 and more than 7 inches of rain fell which caused the Des Plains river to overflow its banks. Bryan Adams/ FEMA Corps.

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