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 near Piper City recorded 1.7 in the first roughly 90 minutes since rain had begun, 1.45 of which fell in about 15 minutes.

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 Piper City (40.8100, -88.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1269557. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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