July brought sweetcorn…and floods, drought, heat, smoke, and tornadoes Aug 3, 2023 4:15 pm by Trent Ford Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images In one month, Illinoisans experienced severe heat, lingering drought and flash floods, strong storms, and poor air quality. This was not your typical July, according to Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford at the Illinois State Water Survey. Share on Facebook Tweet Email