We’ve been hoping for rain in Elgin and we got it. In under 1 hour, downtown Elgin received about 1.40 inches of rain. At times, it just poured down and for a brief time included some small hail. If you know Elgin, you know a couple of areas in town flood with every heavy rain and today was no exception. Highway 14 just north of the Hometown Station was covered with water as was the 300 block of Cedar Street. E-R photos