Heavy Rain — Lee, Illinois

2024-06-20 · near Walton, Lee, Illinois

Event narrative

Private weather KILDIXON53 recorded 2.71 inches of rain in an hour and a half's time. 2.28 inches of that fell in 40 minutes with over an inch being recorded in a 15 minute span.

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon of the 20th, a line of showers and thunderstorms produced a narrow corridor of very heavy rainfall in the Sauk Valley area of northern Illinois.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189321. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.