Heavy Rain — Ford, Illinois

2025-06-18 · near Piper City, Ford, Illinois

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1269557. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.