Apr 2, 2025
An area of low pressure tracked from southeastern Nebraska during the morning of April 2nd to western Wisconsin by evening, triggering two rounds of convection across central Illinois.||Round 1 occurred during the morning when a line of thunderstorms along the trailing cold front pushed into the Illinois River Valley. These storms were generally sub-severe, but one cell produced a downburst with estimated winds in excess of 70 mph across parts of Logan County, downing a few trees, tearing the r
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1248139). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sangamon County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.