Federal Officials Deny Illinois Appeal For Disaster Funds
FEMA has denied the state's appeal for federal assistance to help local governments in Vermilion, Moultrie and 15 other counties that suffered storm damage in December and January.
Danville Mayor Hopes To Direct Federal And State Aid To Residents
Severe flooding in June left several millions of dollars worth of flood damages in its wake. June 2015 was recorded as the wettest month on record for the City of Danville.
After Stormy Spring, Farmers Could Face More Violent Weather In The Future
In Illinois, for example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently reported a decline in the health of the state’s corn plants for the second week in a row. In Missouri, farmers only had half of their soybeans planted by June 20th, the USDA’s official end of the planting season for the area.
June Is The Fourth Wettest Month On Record
There was no shortage of rain this month, but rather a shortage of drainage solutions. Collectively, Illinois received 8.9 inches of rainfall in June making it the wettest June on record and the fourth wettest month in the state's history according to records dating back to 1895. Currently, the wettest month on record happened in September of 1926 when 9.26 inches of rainfall fell over Illinois.