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Broadmoor, Illinois

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Saratoga Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61421. The Survey maps it on the Bradford quadrangle. It stands 774 feet above sea level.

Broadmoor within Marshall County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Storms near this place

11 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broadmoor in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2018: 6 flash flood, 5 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2018Flash FloodBroadmoor-Heavy rain of 2.50 to 4.50 inches, most of which fell in less than two hours during the early morning hours, resulted in rapid flash flooding in Marshall County along and west of the Illinois River. Numerous county roads west of Sparland and Hopewell were impassable. Part of Illinois Route 17 west of Sparland was flooded when Gimlet Creek rose out of its banks. The flooding subsided by afternoon.
April 2017FloodBroadmoor-Rain amounts of 3.00 to 4.00 inches in about a two hour period during the evening hours resulted in flash flooding across parts of western and central Marshall County. Streets in Henry and Lacon were impassable, as were numerous rural roads in the county. Illinois Route 17 from Lacon to Sparland was also closed due to high water. Additional rain of 0.50 to 1.00 inch during the early morning hours kept many roads flooded. Flood waters subsided by early afternoon on the 30th.
April 2017Flash FloodBroadmoor-Rain amounts of 3.00 to 4.00 inches in about a two hour period during the evening hours resulted in flash flooding across parts of western and central Marshall County. Streets in Henry and Lacon were impassable, as were numerous rural roads in the county. Illinois Route 17 from Lacon to Sparland was also closed due to high water.
June 2015Flash FloodBroadmoor-Flash flooding was reported for the third time in a week across central and western Marshall County. Only 1.50 to 2.00 of rain was reported, but due to the water laden soil, flash flooding developed rapidly. Many streets in the city of Henry were flooded. Illinois Route 17 from Lacon to Sparland was closed. Illinois Route 26 four miles north of Lacon and Illinois Route 29 near Hopewell were closed due to water and mud flowing off of hillsides onto the road. Rural roads northeast of Camp Grove were also impassable.
June 2014Flash FloodBroadmoor-Persistent thunderstorms produced several periods of heavy rainfall. Total accumulations of up to 3.00 of rain were common in northern and western Marshall County. Big Sandy Creek, about 2 miles southeast of Henry overflowed its banks. Numerous rural roads in northwest Marshall County were impassable.
June 2014FloodBroadmoor-Persistent thunderstorms produced several periods of heavy rainfall. Total accumulations of up to 3.00 of rain were common in northern and western Marshall County. Big Sandy Creek, about 2 miles southeast of Henry overflowed its banks. Numerous rural roads in northwest Marshall County were impassable. Additional rainfall late in the evening of June 30th caused creeks to stay out of the their banks and roads remained closed through the early morning hours of July 1st.
July 2014FloodBroadmoor-Persistent thunderstorms produced several periods of heavy rainfall. Total accumulations of up to 3.00 of rain were common in northern and western Marshall County. Big Sandy Creek, about 2 miles southeast of Henry overflowed its banks. Numerous rural roads in northwest Marshall County were impassable. Additional rainfall late in the evening of June 30th caused creeks to stay out of the their banks and roads remained closed through the early morning hours of July 1st.
May 2013FloodBroadmoor-Several rounds of thunderstorms with torrential rainfall produced 2.50 to 4.00 inches of rain in western and southern Marshall County late in the evening of May 26th. This resulted in flash flooding which impacted streets in Camp Grove, Sparland and Lacon, as well as numerous rural roads. Most roads were impassable and closed through the night. Additional rainfall overnight kept many roads closed into the early morning. The flooding subsided by late morning on the 27th.
May 2013Flash FloodBroadmoor-Several rounds of thunderstorms with torrential rainfall produced 2.50 to 4.00 inches of rain in western and southern Marshall County late in the evening of May 26th. This resulted in flash flooding which impacted streets in Camp Grove, Sparland and Lacon, as well as numerous rural roads. Most roads were impassable and closed through the night.
June 2010Flash FloodBroadmoor-Rainfall amounts of 1.50 to 2.00 during the evening fell on saturated ground from previous flooding. This resulted in widespread flash flooding across much of Marshall County. Numerous roads were impassable, drainage ditches were overflowing, and fields were inundated with water.
March 2009FloodBroadmoor-Water was flowing across Rt 17 and Rt 29 near Sparland.

Every storm recorded in Marshall County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Saratoga Center3.0 miles11
Camp Grove4.6 miles12
Lawn Ridge11.8 miles21
Sparland12.9 miles17
Lacon14.2 miles17
Hopewell14.3 miles19
Henry14.6 miles17
Wilbern21.2 miles18

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BroadmoorAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4972248The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422501. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.