Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected today into Wednesday over New Mexico into far west Texas. Flash flooding and debris flows in wildfire burn areas will be possible. A strong coastal storm will develop off the Mid-Atlantic coast Wednesday, intensifying toward southern New England this weekend. Significant coastal flooding, strong rip currents, and beach erosion from high surf expected. Read More >
Overview
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across central Illinois between Thursday June 24 and Saturday June 26, 2021. This brought both severe weather and flooding to the region. A total of 5 tornadoes were confirmed by the NWS, with no fatalities, injuries, or major structural damage reported. Flooding proved to be more hazardous and more costly to the region. Rainfall totals have generally ranged between 3-5 inches across central Illinois, but some locations received as much as 11 inches, most of which fell Friday evening. Among the hardest hit areas was the Bloomington/Normal area of McLean County. There, this rainfall event will go down in the history books as one of wettest Junes since we started keeping weather records back in 1893.
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Tornadoes
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Tornado - Downs, IL
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Tornado - Cornland, IL
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Tornado - Cisco, IL
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Tornado - Argenta, IL
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Tornado - Fisher, IL
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Thunderstorm Wind Damage - Springfield, IL
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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
| EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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Flooding
Rainfall spread into central Illinois just after 9 AM local time on Thursday June 24th, and while periods of showers and thunderstorms persisted through Saturday June 26th, the heaviest rainfall occurred during the evening hours of Friday June 25th. It was then that some communities across the region received between 4-6 inches in under 6 hours. This prompted a Flash Flood Warning for portions of McLean, De Witt, Logan, Tazewell, and Mason counties (see below).
River Flooding/Hydrographs
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Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville (Latest level here) |
Kickapoo Creek at Heyworth (Latest level here) |
Illinois River at Beardstown (Latest level here) |
Illinois River at Havana (Latest level here) |
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Sangamon River near Chandlerville (Latest level here) |
Sangamon River near Oakford (Latest level here) |
Salt Creek near Greenview (Latest level here) |
Salt Creek near Rowell (Latest level here) |
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Sangamon River near Monticello (Latest level here) |
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Salt Creek, Farmer City, IL (Kevin Lighty - WCIA) |
Interstate 55, McLean, IL (McLean FD) |
Lee Street, Bloomington, IL (Kaydee Hodel, Facebook) |
Mattoon, IL (Mark Maxwell, WCIA, Twitter) |
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Storm Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Lincoln IL 440 PM CDT Mon Jun 28 2021 ...NWS Summary of Tornadoes for 06/25 and 06/26/2021, and Wind Damage in Springfield, IL 06/26/2021... .Tornado #1 - Fisher, IL... Rating: EF-Unknown Path Length /statute/: 0.1 mile Path Width /maximum/: 25 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Date: Jun 25 2021 Time: 5:27 pm CDT Location: 4 miles SE Fisher/Champaign Co, IL Summary: Brief tornado touchdown, no damage reported. .Tornado #2 - Argenta, IL... Rating: EF-Unknown Path Length /statute/: 0.5 mile Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Jun 25 2021 Start Time: 6:01 pm CDT Start Location: 3.5 miles NE Argenta / Macon Co, IL Ending Date: Jun 25 2021 Ending Time: 6:02 pm CDT Ending Location: 4 miles NE Argenta / Macon Co, IL Summary: Tornado tracked through open fields just north of Duroc Road, between Friends Creek Park and Briggs Road. No damage reported. .Tornado #3 - Cisco, IL... Rating: EF-0 Path Length /statute/: 1.5 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Jun 25 2021 Start Time: 6:08 pm CDT Start Location: 2.2 miles NNW Cisco / Piatt Co, IL Ending Date: Jun 25 2021 Ending Time: 6:10 pm CDT Ending Location: 2.7 miles NNE Cisco / Piatt Co, IL Summary: Tornado tracked in fields just north of East 1700 N Road. Minor crop damage. .Tornado #4 - Downs, IL... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.2 mile Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Date: Jun 25 2021 Time: 8:25 pm CDT Location: 3 miles W Downs / McLean Co, IL Summary: Brief tornado touchdown. Trees and section of a corn field damaged along North 1750 E Road, just south of East 850 N Road. .Tornado #5 - Cornland, IL... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.2 mile Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Date: Jun 26 2021 Time: 3:35 pm CDT Location: 1 mile SW Cornland / Logan Co, IL Summary: Brief tornado touchdown. Corn field damaged west of 1000th Avenue and north of State Highway 54. .Springfield Thunderstorm Wind Damage... Peak Wind /E/: 70-80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.5 mile Path Width /maximum/: 500 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Jun 26 2021 Start Time: 3:18 pm CDT Start Location: 1 mile ESE Capital Airport / Sangamon Co, IL End Date: Jun 26 2021 End Time: 3:23 pm CDT End Location: 1 mile E Capital Airport / Sangamon Co, IL Summary: Multiple large tree limbs down, power poles blown down, and shallow rooted trees uprooted by downburst winds from a severe thunderstorm. Spotters, eyewitnesses and county emergency management confirmed no tornado touchdown. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Albano/Miller
Rain Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 137 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 2021 ...THREE-DAY PRECIPITATION TOTALS... 72-HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTALS SPANNING THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 27. LOCATION AMOUNT PROVIDER ...ILLINOIS... ...CASS COUNTY... 3 S BLUFF SPRINGS 3.29 IN COCORAHS ...CHAMPAIGN COUNTY... 3 SW CHAMPAIGN 4.75 IN COCORAHS CHAMPAIGN 4.66 IN COCORAHS 2 SW CHAMPAIGN 4.53 IN COCORAHS 1 SW CHAMPAIGN 4.46 IN COCORAHS 1 WNW SAVOY 4.09 IN COCORAHS 2 WNW WILLARD AIRPORT 3.99 IN COCORAHS 1 NNE LAKE OF THE WOODS 3.99 IN COCORAHS URBANA 3.94 IN COCORAHS 2 NW HOMER 3.86 IN COCORAHS LAKE OF THE WOODS 3.85 IN COCORAHS 3 NE LAKE OF THE WOODS 3.84 IN COCORAHS RANTOUL AIRPORT 3.81 IN AWOS 1 S MAHOMET 3.81 IN COCORAHS 3 S CHAMPAIGN 3.79 IN COOP BROADLANDS 3.78 IN COCORAHS 1 NE CHAMPAIGN 3.71 IN COCORAHS 1 SSE LAKE OF THE WOODS 3.71 IN COCORAHS 1 NW LAKE OF THE WOODS 3.69 IN COCORAHS 3 N LAKE OF THE WOODS 3.67 IN COCORAHS 3 ENE URBANA 3.61 IN COCORAHS OGDEN 3.58 IN COOP 1 N SIDNEY 3.51 IN COCORAHS 2 NW CHAMPAIGN 3.49 IN COCORAHS 2 NNE HOMER 3.47 IN COCORAHS 2 ENE URBANA 3.39 IN MESONET 1 NNW HOMER 3.38 IN COCORAHS WILLARD AIRPORT 3.25 IN ASOS 3 ENE BONDVILLE 3.21 IN COCORAHS 3 SSE URBANA 2.96 IN COCORAHS 2 SSE URBANA 2.95 IN COCORAHS 1 ENE SAINT JOSEPH 2.95 IN COCORAHS 2 SE URBANA 2.81 IN COCORAHS ...CHRISTIAN COUNTY... 1 NW PANA 2.79 IN COCORAHS 1 SSW PANA 2.55 IN COOP 2 SE TAYLORVILLE 1.66 IN COOP ...CLARK COUNTY... 1 E CASEY 2.16 IN COOP ...CLAY COUNTY... FLORA 0.55 IN MESONET ...COLES COUNTY... MATTOON 3.60 IN MESONET 1 NW MATTOON 3.17 IN COCORAHS COLES COUNTY AIRPORT 2.18 IN ASOS ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... HUTSONVILLE 0.10 IN COCORAHS CRAWFORD COUNTY AIRPORT 0.08 IN AWOS ...DE WITT COUNTY... 3 WSW FARMER CITY 8.54 IN COCORAHS CLINTON 3.68 IN COCORAHS ...DOUGLAS COUNTY... NEWMAN 5.81 IN COCORAHS ARTHUR 4.65 IN MESONET 2 S MURDOCK 4.09 IN COCORAHS 1 WSW TUSCOLA 4.08 IN COOP 1 NNE TUSCOLA 4.00 IN COCORAHS 1 SSE CAMARGO 3.70 IN COCORAHS 2 WSW TUSCOLA 3.45 IN COCORAHS ...EDGAR COUNTY... 1 S SCOTTLAND 2.15 IN COCORAHS 1 E PARIS 1.27 IN COOP EDGAR COUNTY AIRPORT 1.26 IN AWOS ...EFFINGHAM COUNTY... WATSON 3.00 IN MESONET BEECHER CITY 2.17 IN COOP 2 WNW EFFINGHAM 1.93 IN COCORAHS EFFINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT 1.87 IN AWOS WATSON 1.82 IN COCORAHS 4 SSW ALTAMONT 1.59 IN COCORAHS ...FULTON COUNTY... 1 ESE CANTON 2.33 IN COCORAHS CANTON 2.30 IN COCORAHS 3 S AVON 1.30 IN COOP AVON 0.93 IN COOP ...JASPER COUNTY... YALE 1.13 IN COCORAHS ...KNOX COUNTY... ALTONA 5.05 IN COOP 1 W GALESBURG 1.90 IN COOP GALESBURG AIRPORT 1.83 IN AWOS YATES CITY 1.54 IN COOP KNOXVILLE 1.37 IN COOP ...LAWRENCE COUNTY... 2 W LAWRENCEVILLE 0.12 IN COOP LAWRENCEVILLE AIRPORT 0.01 IN ASOS ...LOGAN COUNTY... 3 E HARTSBURG 7.02 IN COCORAHS 1 ESE LINCOLN 3.84 IN COCORAHS LINCOLN 3.78 IN COCORAHS MOUNT PULASKI 3.75 IN COCORAHS MOUNT PULASKI 3.69 IN COOP NWS LINCOLN 3.60 IN NWS EMPLOYEE 2 W CHESTNUT 3.09 IN COCORAHS 4 SW BEASON 2.99 IN COCORAHS ...MACON COUNTY... 2 SE LATHAM 4.91 IN COCORAHS 1 S OREANA 4.76 IN COCORAHS DECATUR AIRPORT 3.52 IN ASOS ...MARSHALL COUNTY... 3 NNW SPARLAND 3.31 IN COCORAHS 2 SW HENRY 3.21 IN COCORAHS MARSHALL COUNTY AIRPORT 2.37 IN AWOS ...MCLEAN COUNTY... 2 ESE BLOOMINGTON 10.57 IN COCORAHS 1 E HEYWORTH 10.08 IN COCORAHS 4 SSW CENTRAL IL AIRPORT 9.96 IN COCORAHS 2 NNE SHIRLEY 9.54 IN COCORAHS 2 WSW BLOOMINGTON 9.26 IN COCORAHS 2 SW BLOOMINGTON 9.25 IN COCORAHS 1 SE NORMAL 8.98 IN COCORAHS 2 SSW CENTRAL IL AIRPORT 8.84 IN COCORAHS HEYWORTH 8.60 IN COCORAHS 2 SE NORMAL 8.34 IN COCORAHS 2 E NORMAL 8.09 IN COCORAHS 1 ESE NORMAL 7.43 IN COCORAHS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AIRPORT 7.35 IN AWOS 1 SSE NORMAL 7.27 IN COCORAHS 2 E HOLDER 7.00 IN COCORAHS 2 NNE ARROWSMITH 6.56 IN COCORAHS 2 WSW LE ROY 5.78 IN COCORAHS 4 NE NORMAL 5.23 IN COOP 2 WNW DANVERS 4.81 IN COCORAHS 1 WNW NORMAL 4.62 IN COCORAHS CHENOA 4.10 IN COOP CARLOCK 3.88 IN COCORAHS 1 SSE LEXINGTON 3.55 IN COCORAHS ...MENARD COUNTY... PETERSBURG 4.41 IN COCORAHS 3 NNE ASHLAND 3.75 IN COCORAHS 4 SW ATHENS 3.29 IN COOP 1 N ATHENS 2.80 IN COCORAHS ...MORGAN COUNTY... MURRAYVILLE 5.93 IN COCORAHS 3 ESE JACKSONVILLE 5.88 IN COCORAHS 2 S JACKSONVILLE 5.34 IN COOP JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT 3.63 IN AWOS ...MOULTRIE COUNTY... 1 NNW ARTHUR 4.55 IN COCORAHS LOVINGTON 4.05 IN COOP 3 ENE LAKE CITY 3.57 IN COCORAHS 1 NNE BETHANY 3.39 IN COCORAHS 3 S SULLIVAN 3.34 IN COOP ...PEORIA COUNTY... 5 NW PEORIA 2.98 IN COOP 2 W ALTA 2.98 IN COCORAHS PEORIA INTL AIRPORT 2.60 IN ASOS TRIVOLI 1.85 IN COCORAHS 1 E ELMWOOD 1.30 IN COCORAHS ...PIATT COUNTY... 2 SE CISCO 5.54 IN COCORAHS 5 NW ATWOOD 5.21 IN COCORAHS 3 WSW MANSFIELD 5.08 IN COCORAHS ATWOOD 4.92 IN COCORAHS 4 N CERRO GORDO 4.91 IN COCORAHS 1 SE MONTICELLO 4.23 IN COCORAHS 1 ENE MONTICELLO 4.22 IN COCORAHS 3 NE MILMINE 4.19 IN COCORAHS 3 WSW WHITE HEATH 4.08 IN COCORAHS 4 NW SEYMOUR 4.04 IN COCORAHS 3 SE MANSFIELD 3.96 IN COCORAHS ...RICHLAND COUNTY... 2 E DUNDAS 0.24 IN COCORAHS 2 E OLNEY 0.04 IN COCORAHS ...SANGAMON COUNTY... 1 NW BUFFALO 5.61 IN COOP 2 W RIVERTON 4.71 IN COCORAHS 3 WSW CAPITAL AIRPORT 3.70 IN COCORAHS 3 NW LELAND GROVE 3.64 IN COCORAHS 4 ESE FARMINGDALE 3.59 IN COCORAHS 1 SW CAPITAL AIRPORT 3.58 IN COCORAHS 1 N SOUTHERN VIEW 3.57 IN COCORAHS 1 NW SPRINGFIELD 3.55 IN COOP 2 SE SPRINGFIELD 3.47 IN COCORAHS 1 WSW SHERMAN 3.40 IN COOP 1 ESE CHATHAM 3.06 IN COCORAHS 2 E CHATHAM 2.80 IN COCORAHS 2 E SOUTHERN VIEW 2.37 IN COOP 1 SW ROCHESTER 2.08 IN COCORAHS ...SCHUYLER COUNTY... 4 E RUSHVILLE 1.70 IN MESONET 1 NE RUSHVILLE 1.61 IN COOP ...SHELBY COUNTY... 3 SW CLARKSBURG 6.15 IN COCORAHS 1 N WINDSOR 4.09 IN COOP 1 E SHELBYVILLE 3.91 IN COOP 1 NE SHELBYVILLE 3.46 IN COCORAHS 2 S MOWEAQUA 2.62 IN COOP ...STARK COUNTY... TOULON 3.21 IN COCORAHS 1 ESE TOULON 3.04 IN COCORAHS WYOMING 2.65 IN COCORAHS ...TAZEWELL COUNTY... 3 SW MACKINAW 4.11 IN COOP 3 WSW MACKINAW 4.11 IN COCORAHS 3 ENE SOUTH PEKIN 2.51 IN COCORAHS 1 S MORTON 2.44 IN COCORAHS 1 SSW MORTON 2.42 IN COOP 2 NE WASHINGTON 2.22 IN COCORAHS ...VERMILION COUNTY... 1 NNW GEORGETOWN 4.37 IN COCORAHS 3 NNW DANVILLE 3.61 IN COCORAHS 4 NW DANVILLE 3.52 IN COCORAHS 4 NW SIDELL 3.42 IN COOP VERMILION REGIONAL AIRPORT 3.38 IN AWOS 1 E HOOPESTON 2.94 IN COCORAHS 3 SSE HENNING 2.90 IN COCORAHS 3 W BISMARCK 2.90 IN MESONET 1 NNW DANVILLE 2.81 IN COCORAHS 2 NNW DANVILLE 2.79 IN COCORAHS ...WOODFORD COUNTY... 1 N MINONK 3.56 IN COOP GERMANTOWN HILLS 3.27 IN COOP ROANOKE 2.56 IN COOP SECOR 2.47 IN COCORAHS 1 WNW EL PASO 2.35 IN COCORAHS 3 S SECOR 2.26 IN COCORAHS OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. $$ ERWIN
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