Heavy Rain in Kendall County, Illinois
Heavy Rain August 17, 2025 · Kendall County, Illinois
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A private weather station in Oswego recorded 6.02 of 24-hour rainfall, 5.42 of which fell between 2 and 6 AM CST.
The wider storm
A series of thunderstorms brought torrential rainfall and widespread flooding to much of the Chicago metro area, namely the south and west suburbs and up into the city of Chicago. Several Oswego District 308 schools received water and storm damage. Flood damages were estimated at around $288 million across the metro area, most of which came from the city of Chicago which alone accounted for roughly $230 million in damages with roughly 40,000 individual structures flooded around the city. The remainder of Cook County accounted for roughly $57 million in flood damages with more than 10,000 additional structures flooded. Several instances of wind damage were also reported, mostly damage to trees.
Began near Oswego (41.6900, -88.3500).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1287815. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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