Heavy rain, storm damage reported

Several areas in the state reported heavy rainfall and damage from severe storms which rolled through Illinois Thursday.

Could this be the start of a pattern to get us out of the drought? They often say a drought ends severely with extreme weather and this could be the case.

Sangamon and Champaign counties had storm damage – with Springfield reporting several tree branches down and issues reported at Willard Airport. A few cornfields had noticeable wind damage.

Our Central Illinois Farm Network listeners provided some unofficial rainfall reports from across the area on Thursday:

Fairbury – 1.2 inches

Flanagan – 2 inches

Cropsey – 1.5 inches

Forrest – 1.2 inches

Odell – 0.7 inches

Lexington – 1.4 inches

Anchor – 1.5 inches

Downs – 1.5 inches

Clark County (in the Mill Creek Lake area) – 3 inches