Hurricane Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic and caused significant disruption as it swept through the Windward Islands and the Caribbean. After weakening over the Gulf of Mexico, Beryl regained strength and made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Houston, Texas, on July 8th.

The storm's remnants moved northeast, reaching western Indiana by the evening of July 9th. Central and eastern Illinois experienced 2 to 5 inches of rainfall, leading to localized flooding, particularly around the I-57 corridor. Wind gusts reached up to 54 mph in west central Indiana, near Lafayette.

While unusual, Illinois has seen the remnants of tropical systems before. For more information on the history of tropical remnants impacting the area, go to www.weather.gov/ilx/tropical_climo.