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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

Observed precipitation over central Illinois from May 16-18, 2021. 

 

 

 

 

 

... 48 HOUR RAINFALL REPORTS FOR MAY 16-18 ...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date

...Cass County...
3 SE Bluff Springs           1.78 in   0700 AM 05/18

...Champaign County...
Broadlands 0.1 SSW           1.34 in   1201 AM 05/18
Mahomet 1.7 NNE              1.13 in   0700 AM 05/18
Mahomet 1.8 ENE              1.02 in   0700 AM 05/18

...Christian County...
2.5 W Taylorville            4.90 in   0700 AM 05/18
Taylorville 0.6 ENE          3.67 in   0700 AM 05/18
Edinburg 3.0 W               3.13 in   0700 AM 05/18
Morrisonville 0.5 SSE        3.05 in   0730 AM 05/18
Pana 6.2 NNE                 2.30 in   0700 AM 05/18
Pana                         1.85 in   0700 AM 05/18

...Clark County...
Casey                        2.05 in   0730 AM 05/18

...Coles County...
Mattoon 0.5 NW               3.66 in   0802 AM 05/18
Mattoon                      3.60 in   0800 AM 05/18
Coles County Mem AP          3.58 in   0953 AM 05/18
Charleston 4.7 SSW           2.16 in   0800 AM 05/18

...Cumberland County...
Neoga                        1.28 in   0700 AM 05/18

...De Witt County...
Farmer City 2.7 WSW          1.00 in   0700 AM 05/18

...Douglas County...
Camargo 0.5 SSE              1.00 in   0630 AM 05/18

...Edgar County...
Paris 6.0 SSW                3.68 in   0700 AM 05/18
Paris                        1.53 in   0700 AM 05/18
Edgar County AP              1.10 in   1035 AM 05/18

...Effingham County...
Effingham 2.3 WNW            1.92 in   0800 AM 05/18
Beecher City                 1.65 in   0725 AM 05/18
Effingham 1SE                1.50 in   0700 AM 05/18

...Fulton County...
Canton 1.2 ESE               1.87 in   0800 AM 05/18
Canton 0.8 ESE               1.75 in   0800 AM 05/18
Avon                         1.56 in   0700 AM 05/18

...Knox County...
Galesburg Muni AP            1.17 in   1035 AM 05/18
Yates City                   1.15 in   0540 AM 05/18
Knoxville                    1.07 in   0800 AM 05/18

...Logan County...
Mount Pulaski 4.1 SSW        1.37 in   0800 AM 05/18
Mount Pulaski                1.03 in   0600 AM 05/18

...Macon County...
Decatur 3.2 SW               2.09 in   0730 AM 05/18
Decatur AP                   1.85 in   0954 AM 05/18
Orenaa 1.3 S                 1.58 in   0800 AM 05/18
2 NNW Elwin                  1.57 in   1040 AM 05/18

...Mason County...
Mason County                 1.34 in   0800 AM 05/18

...McLean County...
Danvers 1.7 WNW              2.12 in   0700 AM 05/18
Bloomington 2.7 NE           1.50 in   0830 AM 05/18
Bloomington 5.0 WSW          1.44 in   0700 AM 05/18
Bloomington 3.8 SW           1.40 in   0700 AM 05/18
Normal 3.6 NE                1.36 in   0700 AM 05/18
Normal 1.7 SE                1.36 in   0700 AM 05/18
4 NE Normal                  1.29 in   0500 AM 05/18
Bloomington 1.6 WSW          1.22 in   0700 AM 05/18
2 NW Downs                   1.21 in   0800 AM 05/18
Normal 1.1 SSE               1.20 in   0700 AM 05/18
Bloomington 1.5 ESE          1.20 in   0700 AM 05/18
4 WSW Le Roy                 1.19 in   0802 AM 05/18
Normal 1.2 ESE               1.17 in   0700 AM 05/18
Normal 1.4 WNW               1.13 in   0700 AM 05/18
Central Illinois Airport     1.07 in   1025 AM 05/18
Bloomington 3.9 ESE          1.01 in   0600 AM 05/18
Le Roy 4.1 SSW               1.00 in   0700 AM 05/18

...Menard County...
Athens 1.0 N                 2.79 in   0700 AM 05/18
Athens 4 WSW                 2.58 in   0600 AM 05/18
Petersburg 6.5 SSE           2.58 in   0600 AM 05/18
Petersburg 0.2 W             2.45 in   0700 AM 05/18
Tallula 3.0 WSW              1.81 in   0900 AM 05/18

...Morgan County...
Jacksonville 2.6 SE          3.10 in   0700 AM 05/18
Jacksonville 1.2 SW          2.96 in   0645 AM 05/18
Jacksonville                 2.77 in   0700 AM 05/18
2.0 E Jacksonville           2.72 in   0530 AM 05/18
Murrayville                  2.63 in   0600 AM 05/18
Jacksonville Muni AP         2.18 in   1035 AM 05/18

...Moultrie County...
Sullivan 3S                  2.88 in   0700 AM 05/18
Lovington                    1.60 in   0700 AM 05/18

...Peoria County...
Peoria Intl Airport          1.81 in   1023 AM 05/18

...Piatt County...
4 NE Hammond                 1.27 in   0730 AM 05/18
Monticello 6.5 WSW           1.14 in   0700 AM 05/18
4 N Cerro Gordo              1.13 in   0700 AM 05/18
Atwood                       1.11 in   0600 AM 05/18

...Sangamon County...
Springfield 1.9 NNW          4.10 in   0620 AM 05/18
3 NE Curran                  4.03 in   0700 AM 05/18
Chatham 1.5 E                3.63 in   0700 AM 05/18
Springfield                  3.63 in   0700 AM 05/18
1 ESE Chatham                3.57 in   0700 AM 05/18
Springfield Capital AP       3.51 in   1012 AM 05/18
4 NNE Curran                 3.28 in   0700 AM 05/18
Sherman                      3.22 in   0700 AM 05/18
Springfield 2.2 SE           3.16 in   0700 AM 05/18
Springfield 4.4 W            3.07 in   0700 AM 05/18
Williamsville 0.4 ESE        2.03 in   0700 AM 05/18
Buffalo                      1.83 in   0700 AM 05/18
3.0 NW Springfield           1.80 in   0710 AM 05/18
Lake Springfield             1.60 in   0726 AM 05/18

...Schuyler County...
Rushville 4 NE               1.45 in   0720 AM 05/18

...Shelby County...
Windsor                      4.77 in   0630 AM 05/18
Moweaqua 2 S                 3.62 in   0600 AM 05/18
4 NW Mode                    2.76 in   0700 AM 05/18
Shelbyville 0.5 NE           2.56 in   0630 AM 05/18

...Tazewell County...
Pekin 3.6 SSE                2.35 in   0900 AM 05/18
Morton                       1.49 in   0700 AM 05/18
Pekin 5.0 WSW                1.28 in   0700 AM 05/18
Washington 1.7 NE            1.27 in   0700 AM 05/18
1 NNW Morton                 1.04 in   1039 AM 05/18

...Vermilion County...
Sidell 4N                    1.57 in   0700 AM 05/18

...Woodford County...
El Paso 6.2 SW               1.27 in   0700 AM 05/18
Congerville 0.6 WSW          1.26 in   0700 AM 05/18
Secor 3.4 S                  1.13 in   0700 AM 05/18
Germantown Hills 0.5 SSW     1.08 in   0700 AM 05/18

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.

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Roberson