Ford storm history

Thunderstorms producing heavy rain continued to redevelop across southwest Ford County during the late morning and early afternoon producing widespread significant flash flooding in many areas, including in Gibson City. Numerous homes and businesses suffered significant flood dam…

A wildfire started in a crop field southeast of Stelle near 3500N Road between 1800E Road and 100E Road. The fire rapidly spread northeast crossing 3600N and 3700N Roads and then entered far northeast Iroquois County. Several hundred acres were burned, some with unharvested crops…

A tree was down in the road and power lines were down near the intersection of CRs 1300E and 2450N near Piper City.

A 6 inch diameter tree limb was snapped along Route 115, one half mile south of Route 24.

Photos shared from emergency management showed numerous large tree limbs down, corn blown down, and soffit damage to a house in Sibley.

Photos shared from emergency management showed numerous areas of standing water in and around Sibley, including full ditches and standing water on county roads.

Multiple reports were received of minor yard and agricultural flooding near Piper City and Cullom.

A personal weather station in Stelle recorded 1.71 during the first roughly 75 minutes since rain had begun, about 1.6 of which fell within a 30 minute window.

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.

Based on an eyewitness account from an emergency manager and a video shared on social media, a brief tornado occurred northeast of the intersection of State Route 9 and N 1600 Road, west of Paxton. The tornado lasted approximately 90 seconds, and did not produce any known damage.

Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.

A private weather station measured 2.1 inches of rainfall in 30 minutes with a storm total rainfall of 2.82 inches.

Power lines were blown down on East Patton Street.

A tree was blown down into the roadway near Melvin Street and 15th Street.

A large tree was blown down onto a one story house, smashing through the roof and causing significant structural damage to the center of the house near Race and Vine Streets.

Near zero visibility was reported on Route 9 east of Paxton.

Power lines were blown down across E 900 N and N 100 E Roads between Gibson City and Sibley. A local fire department shut down the road. The ASOS at the Central Illinois Airport in Bloomington recorded a 59 mph gust around 9 PM, shortly before the incident occurred.

Several roads and intersections were covered by floodwater around Gibson City. 6 of water was reported on 12th St at Sangamon Ave, 10th St east of downtown was impassable, and there was water up to the doorsteps of apartment buildings on State St.

A number of large tree limbs were blown down, the largest up to 8 inches in diameter. One tree limb fell onto a car. There were three occurrences of tree limbs blocking roads. A power line was blown down onto a road and vehicle.

Trees and tree limbs were blown down across Piper City. Wind gusts were estimated to 80 mph.

Video and photos showed a slow moving landspout tornado that developed near County Road E 9000N between N 1200E and N 1300E. It was intermittently in contact with the ground before it dissipated over a field northeast of the intersection of County Roads N 1300E and E 1000N. No da…

An Ambient weather station measured a 63 mph gust northeast of Gibson City.

Emergency management reported trees down on power lines and a shed that had been blown across the road.

Pictures received showed a wooden shed whose side and roof were ripped off, a children's playset blown over, the top shed of a trailer blown off, and several softwood trees snapped north of Elliot.

Broadcast media relayed trees down in Sibley, including one down onto a house.

Broadcast media relayed trees down across state routes 47 and 54 south and southwest of Gibson City.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Gibson City. A stoplight had also been blown off its pole and panels were blown out of a fence.