Heavy Rain in Ford County, Illinois

Heavy Rain June 18, 2025 · Ford County, Illinois

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A personal weather station in Stelle recorded 1.71 during the first roughly 75 minutes since rain had begun, about 1.6 of which fell within a 30 minute window.

The wider storm

A large system of low pressure produced widespread thunderstorms which impacted northern Illinois on the 18th. The storms produced damaging winds and torrential rainfall leading to instances of minor flooding during the early afternoon with additional heavy rain continuing into the evening.

Began near Stelle (40.9500, -88.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1269542. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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