Heavy Rain — Ford, Illinois

2025-05-20 · near Paxton, Ford, Illinois

Event narrative

A private weather station measured 2.1 inches of rainfall in 30 minutes with a storm total rainfall of 2.82 inches.

Wider weather episode

Scattered severe thunderstorms moved across portions of east central Illinois during the afternoon of May 20th producing hail and one brief tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1250285. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.