Heavy Rain — Ogle, Illinois

2025-06-18 · near Polo, Ogle, Illinois

Event narrative

A personal weather station recorded 1.21 in just under an hour in Polo.

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 1271681. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.