Hail and wind reports › August 16, 2025 › Illinois
Hail and wind reports in Illinois, August 16, 2025
8 hail, 33 wind and 2 tornado reports; largest hail 3.00 in; strongest gust 73 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-16 20:15 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 NNW Vermilion Regiona | Vermilion | Delayed report relayed via broadcast media of 1 inch hail stone at 1515pm from public viewer. (ILX) |
| 08-16 20:40 | Wind | damage | Belvidere | Boone | Seven trees down at the corner of Whitney Blvd and 2nd Street... the largest 4 feet in diameter. Power lines also down. (LOT) |
| 08-16 20:40 | Wind | damage | 1 N Woodstock | McHenry | Tree on a house along Clay Street in Woodstock. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 08-16 20:47 | Wind | damage | 2 NW Trout Valley | McHenry | Numerous trees down... some into powerlines and on cars. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 08-16 20:51 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 SE Belvidere | Boone | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 08-16 20:51 | Hail | 1.00 in | Woodstock | McHenry | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 08-16 20:58 | Wind | damage | 2 S Algonquin | Kane | Tree down on Woodcrest Lane. Time Estimated. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:00 | Wind | damage | 1 E Wayne | DuPage | Many large trees uprooted... large branches broken... and parts of corn fields flattened near Oak Lawn Farm (roughly Fabian and Kirk Roads). (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:02 | Wind | damage | 1 N Fox River Grove | McHenry | Numerous photos shared to social media of large branches broken in and near Cary. At least one tree uprooted. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:04 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 SW Port Barrington | McHenry | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:05 | Wind | damage | 2 NE Barrington Hills | Lake | Downed trees... branches... and power lines. Hail of unknown size as well. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:10 | Wind | 65 mph | 4 SW Pingree Grove | Kane | near RT 47 and Plato. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:10 | Wind | damage | 2 E Elgin | Cook | 1 inch diameter branches broken near Elgin due to thunderstorm outflow. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:12 | Wind | damage | 4 NE Lily Lake | Kane | Tree down blocking Lenz Road near Muirhead Road. Time Estimated. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:21 | Wind | damage | 1 NW DeKalb | De Kalb | Photos depict an uprooted softwood tree and 8 to 12 inch diameter tree limb snapped in the vicinity of Greenbrier Court. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:25 | Hail | 1.25 in | 1 E Palatine | Cook | (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:25 | Wind | damage | 2 SE Palatine | Cook | Multiple photos shared to social media show numerous branches broken southeast of Palatine. Most branches at least multiple inches in diameter. At least one tree trunk (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:26 | Wind | 73 mph | 3 NNW DeKalb | De Kalb | (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:39 | Wind | damage | 3 S Maple Park | Kane | Power pole snapped near Harter Road and County Line Road south of Maple Park. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:40 | Wind | damage | 2 NW Niles | Cook | Newspaper article with pictures showing numerous tents blowen around and destroyed at the Niles Founders Day festivities at Golf Mill Park. Also was some downed trees. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:44 | Hail | 1.25 in | Des Plaines | Cook | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:53 | Wind | damage | 1 NNW Sandwich | De Kalb | Photo shows large branch broken near Pleasant Avenue and Castle Street in Sandwich. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 08-16 21:55 | Wind | damage | 2 NE Sugar Grove | Kane | Tree blown down on Winthrop New Road. Time Estimated. (LOT) |
| 08-16 22:03 | Wind | damage | 1 S Lisle | DuPage | Photos shared on social media show several 3 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs down as well as a 12 inch diameter tree snapped at base in the vicinity of the intersection o (LOT) |
| 08-16 22:14 | Hail | 1.50 in | 3 SW Naperville | DuPage | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 08-16 22:22 | Wind | damage | 1 SW Arlington Heights | Cook | Public report of a large tree branch downed in Arlington Heights. (LOT) |
| 08-16 22:35 | Wind | damage | 1 SE Romeoville | Will | Photo shared to social media shows roofing material pulled from strip mall near Romeo Road and IL-53. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 08-16 22:57 | Wind | damage | 4 E Manhattan | Will | Public report of small branches broken east of Manhattan. (LOT) |
| 08-16 23:40 | Wind | damage | 1 ENE Homer | Champaign | Drone footage and Sentinel satellite data showed circular damage to corn... just west of the Vermilion County line and north of county road 1100N... consistent with a m (ILX) |
| 08-16 23:43 | Wind | damage | 3 SSW Fithian | Vermilion | Sentinel satellite data showed a number of areas with corn damage... south of the intersection of Lincoln Trail Rd and county road 300E. (ILX) |
| 08-16 23:48 | Tornado | 1 N Homer | Champaign | Delayed report. Received pictures and video of a tornado briefly touching down just north of Homer... IL in a field. EF-U. (ILX) | |
| 08-16 23:48 | Tornado | 3 ENE Homer | Vermilion | Corrects previous tornado report from 1 N Homer. Drone footage showed a barn lost its roof and corn damage was seen along Catlin-Homer Road just west of county road 200 (ILX) | |
| 08-17 00:33 | Hail | 3.00 in | 1 N Winslow | Stephenson | Report from mPING. This report was corroborated with photographic evidence of a jagged hailstone around 3 to 3.5 inches in diameter. (DVN) |
| 08-17 01:56 | Wind | damage | 2 W Piper City | Ford | Tree in roadway with power lines down near intersection of 1300 E and 2450 N near Piper City. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 08-17 06:55 | Wind | 63 mph | Algonquin | McHenry | Social media report of 63.2 mph wind gust on personal weather station. (LOT) |
| 08-17 07:24 | Wind | 63 mph | Ohare Airport | Cook | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from Ohare Airport. ASOS station KORD Chicago OHare. (LOT) |
| 08-17 07:30 | Wind | damage | 1 WSW Bensenville | DuPage | Numerous trees down with power outages. (LOT) |
| 08-17 07:46 | Wind | damage | 1 S Downers Grove | DuPage | Several large tree limbs at least 6 to 12 inches in diameter downed near 59th and Carpenter. (LOT) |
| 08-17 07:58 | Wind | damage | Markham | Cook | Photo shared on social media shows 8 inch diameter tree limb snapped. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 08-17 07:58 | Wind | 60 mph | 3 SW Burbank | Cook | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 NNE Palos Hills. Peak wind gust of 60 mph. (LOT) |
| 08-17 08:11 | Wind | damage | Crete | Will | Photo shows a large tree and power lines blown down blocking the road near Exchange Street and Perry Street. Additional trees and power lines blown down near Selleck St (LOT) |
| 08-17 08:31 | Wind | damage | Markham | Cook | Multiple trees and wires down. (LOT) |
| 08-17 09:49 | Wind | damage | Momence | Kankakee | Power lines down in the town. (LOT) |
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