Illinois
Hurricane Audrey directed moisture up to a front to its north across the Midwest during late June 1957 as it transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. Heavy rains fell across central Illinois, leading to the wettest known event to be associated with a tropical cyclone or its remains across Illinois.
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in Illinois |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 259.1 | 10.20 | Audrey 1957 | Paris | |
| 2 | 207.8 | 8.18 | Carla 1961 | Mount Carroll | |
| 3 | 108.5 | 7.64 | Claudette 1979 | Hutsonville Power Plant | |
| 4 | 192.5 | 7.58 | Paine 1986 | Avon 5 NE | |
| 5 | 178.6 | 7.03 | Tico 1983 | New Athenas | |
| 6 | 151.4 | 5.96 | Lester 1992 | Mattoon | |
| 7 | 146.1 | 5.75 | Chantal 1989 | Fulton Dam 13 | |
| 8 | 135.9 | 5.35 | Debra 1978 | Carbondale Sewage Plant | |
| 9 | 127.0 | 5.00 | Ike 2008 | Decatur | |
| 10 | 118.9 | 4.68 | Allison 1989 | Rosiclare 5 NW | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones In The United States
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