flash floods

[oneil.GTP]

with all the rain we got here in illinois over the past week, decided to take some pictures and videos of the damage. this is on the spoon river located on the county line of peoria and stark county. every road was submerged atleast 2-3 feet.

the river from the bridge. waters normally 15 feet below the bridge.

here's the levy that holds the river back from the cornfields. not so much anymore.

here i am in the waterfall. yay.

and the video quality blows. thank you samsung rogue.
video here

 

[Ibwrong]

Oh crap, I feel for you guys... This is getting ridiculous!.

 

[nawarkk]

wow that's pretty ridiculous, I would be afraid for my car no joke.

 

[Spartan GL]

what i would give for a Raised truck for this...

 

[noreasonwhyy]

wow reminds me of that oregon trail game back in the day where the river floods and if you cross someone might drown.

 

[Pepino]

wow reminds me of that oregon trail game back in the day where the river floods and if you cross someone might drown.

Holy flashback!!! I havent thought about that game since...... elementary school.

In that 1st pic.... are you on the bridge? Or is the bridge submerged? Either way, that sucks!

 

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

flooding is no joke we get bad flooding every 4-6 years and every ones always suprised they even built 300 homes where the worst flooding usually is I just laughed the whole time i worked for them will be sad when it floods out

 

[Warbeaver]

yeah about 2 years ago, my g/f goes to wabash valley college atteh indiana border, and i got to a section of highway 64 where it was nothing but floods on both sides of the road. it looked like i was driving through an ocean, the water had completely covered ALL of the fields as far as you could see

with nothing but rain for the last 2 weeks and counting, its gonna be just like that or worse

 

[oneil.GTP]

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In that 1st pic.... are you on the bridge? Or is the bridge submerged? Either way, that sucks!

the bridge was still drivable, not sure if the water ever got onto the bridge. id say the water was probably 1-2 inches from the bottom of the bridge? not sure, we just wanted to go play in the waterfall lol.

all the bridges that cross the river werent submerged. it was more so the overflow into the fields. which sucks for the farmers.. they have to replant everything.

 

[GreyGhost]

Wow, that dike hasnt given way yet with that much rushing over it there has to be erosion going on. Just south of Bloomington, so it's the same here.

 

[oneil.GTP]

went by the river again today, and its gone down a lot

and this one is for any of you who are girlymen. raiiiinbow4life

 

[lilbear6889]

lol gotta love the rainbow.. n ya it sucks over here ! crazy flooding