Funnel Cloud — La Salle, Illinois

2025-07-25 · near Serena, La Salle, Illinois

Event narrative

Photos showed a well developed funnel cloud extending two thirds of the way to the ground near Serena.

Wider weather episode

Isolated thunderstorms produced funnel clouds across central Illinois during the late morning of July 25th. A narrow line of thunderstorms developed over southeast DuPage and central Cook Counties during the late morning of July 25th and continued into the early afternoon producing torrential rainfall and widespread flash flooding. Scattered thunderstorms moved across portions of northern Illinois during the late evening of July 25th into the early morning of July 26th producing heavy rain and localized flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280009. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.