Hail and wind reports › March 15, 2026 › Illinois
Hail and wind reports in Illinois, March 15, 2026
3 hail, 37 wind and 18 tornado reports; largest hail 1.25 in; strongest gust 70 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-15 22:12 | Hail | 1.00 in | Wood River | Madison | Corrects time entry of previous hail report from Wood River. Quarter-size hail in Wood River... reported by Madison County SKYWARN. (LSX) |
| 03-15 22:34 | Hail | 1.00 in | Wood River | Madison | Quarter-size hail in Wood River... reported by Madison County SKYWARN. (LSX) |
| 03-15 23:02 | Hail | 1.25 in | 1 N Taylorville | Christian | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (ILX) |
| 03-15 21:06 | Wind | 60 mph | Eldred | Greene | (LSX) |
| 03-15 22:03 | Wind | damage | Brighton | Macoupin | Trees and power lines down in Brighton at North Main Street and Oak Street. Time estimated from radar. (LSX) |
| 03-15 22:14 | Wind | damage | 2 S Chatham | Sangamon | Powerlines down. (ILX) |
| 03-15 22:17 | Wind | 60 mph | 2 WNW Collinsville | Madison | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 2 WNW Collinsville. TV meteorologist noted several gusts over 60 mph in his Storm Runner vehicle. (LSX) |
| 03-15 22:31 | Wind | damage | 2 NNE Staunton | Macoupin | Power lines down along Reservoir Rd. Time estimated from radar. (LSX) |
| 03-15 22:38 | Wind | damage | 1 WSW Ruma | Randolph | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 WSW Ruma. Power poles and live power lines down along Route 155 west of Ruma. (LSX) |
| 03-15 22:40 | Wind | damage | Lincoln | Logan | Large tree downed by thunderstorm winds. Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. (ILX) |
| 03-15 22:45 | Wind | damage | 2 S Homer Glen | Will | Large tree uprooted. (LOT) |
| 03-15 22:48 | Wind | damage | 1 NE New Athens | St. Clair | News footage shows power poles and large tree limbs snapped. Time estimated from radar. (LSX) |
| 03-15 22:51 | Wind | 60 mph | New Athens | St. Clair | (LSX) |
| 03-15 22:54 | Wind | damage | 2 WSW Irving | Montgomery | Outbuilding collapsed... time estimated by radar. (LSX) |
| 03-15 22:55 | Wind | damage | 2 W Tinley Park | Cook | Trees downed. Roofing damage also reported. (LOT) |
| 03-15 23:03 | Wind | damage | 8 WSW Rosamond | Christian | Photo of portion of high school roof torn off. SWOP report. (ILX) |
| 03-15 23:04 | Wind | damage | Riverdale | Cook | Trees downed in Riverdale. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 03-15 23:10 | Wind | 70 mph | 1 ENE Rosamond | Christian | (ILX) |
| 03-15 23:11 | Wind | 70 mph | Okawville | Washington | TV meteorologist reported winds of 60-70 mph at Okawville with thunderstorms. (LSX) |
| 03-15 23:17 | Wind | damage | Pana | Christian | Large... softwood tree uprooted. Relayed via broadcast media with photo. (ILX) |
| 03-15 23:30 | Wind | damage | 3 N Shattuc | Clinton | Time estimated by radar. (LSX) |
| 03-15 23:32 | Wind | damage | Central City | Marion | Power pole snapped. Time estimated from radar. (LSX) |
| 03-15 23:32 | Wind | damage | 1 E Shelbyville | Shelby | Large tree limb down... about 8 inches in diameter... in the city of Shelbyville. Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. (ILX) |
| 03-15 23:36 | Wind | damage | 1 N Patoka | Marion | Large tree down over Boat Dock Road. Road closed near North Oak Road per Emergency Management/IDOT. Time of event estimated by radar. (LSX) |
| 03-15 23:44 | Wind | 60 mph | Sullivan | Moultrie | Estimated winds at least 50-60 mph. Video shared via social media. (ILX) |
| 03-15 23:58 | Wind | 61 mph | 2 SE Arthur | Douglas | 8 inch diameter tree branches down. (ILX) |
| 03-15 23:58 | Wind | damage | 2 SE Arthur | Douglas | 8 inch diameter branches down. (ILX) |
| 03-16 00:05 | Wind | damage | 1 NW Carbondale | Jackson | Many shingles ripped from a house. Time estimated based on radar. (PAH) |
| 03-16 00:11 | Wind | 65 mph | Cambria | Williamson | Multiple reports of winds estimated to 60-65mph in and just west of Cambria. (PAH) |
| 03-16 00:12 | Wind | damage | 1 ESE Tolono | Champaign | tree fell on a home. (ILX) |
| 03-16 00:15 | Wind | damage | 4 ESE Mount Vernon | Jefferson | Late report. Grain bin blown over and barn roof tossed roughly 75 feet along Lynchburg Road. (PAH) |
| 03-16 00:18 | Wind | damage | Villa Grove | Douglas | A tree was blown on to a car. (ILX) |
| 03-16 00:25 | Wind | damage | 1 W Marion | Williamson | Roof damage to a structure... with winds estimated at 60+ mph. (PAH) |
| 03-16 00:25 | Wind | 60 mph | Louisville | Clay | Estimated winds at least 50-60 mph. (ILX) |
| 03-16 00:33 | Wind | 60 mph | Loda | Iroquois | Corrects time of previous tstm wnd gst report from Loda. (LOT) |
| 03-16 00:52 | Wind | damage | Broughton | Hamilton | Late report. Several trees down... damage to a mobile home and damage to two car ports. (PAH) |
| 03-16 01:18 | Wind | damage | Grayville | White | Several trees down or damaged. (PAH) |
| 03-16 01:55 | Wind | 58 mph | Robinson Municipal Airp | Crawford | AWOS station KRSV Robinson Arpt. (ILX) |
| 03-16 02:16 | Wind | damage | Nokomis | Montgomery | Nokomis experienced significant damage with trees on homes... poles snapped... campers blown around and rolled over. There were also reports of significant damage to No (LSX) |
| 03-16 02:29 | Wind | 60 mph | Loda | Iroquois | (LOT) |
| 03-15 22:29 | Tornado | 2 SW White City | Macoupin | An EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 100mph touched down just west of the Staunton Reservoir on March 15... 2026 at 5:29pm. It tracked northeast through neighborhoods (LSX) | |
| 03-15 22:35 | Tornado | Ames | Monroe | An EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 85mph touched down north of Ames... IL in Monroe County at 5:35pm on March 15. The tornado crossed into Randolph County northwest of (LSX) | |
| 03-15 22:38 | Tornado | 3 NW Walshville | Montgomery | An EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 98mph touched down northwest of Walshville... IL on March 15... 2026 at 5:38pm. It tracked northeast through farms and largely-rur (LSX) | |
| 03-15 22:42 | Tornado | 1 N Prairie | Randolph | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 N Prairie. A portion of the roof of Trinity Lutheran Church was removed. Time estimated from radar. (LSX) | |
| 03-15 22:47 | Tornado | New Athens | St. Clair | A weak EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90mph touched down just west of New Athens... IL and caused damage to a few structures and trees before lifting just east of town (LSX) | |
| 03-15 22:47 | Tornado | 1 NE Hillsboro | Montgomery | A brief EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 98mph touched down in the Hillsboro Country Club north of Hillsboro... IL on March 15... 2026 at 5:47pm. It damaged a few tre (LSX) | |
| 03-15 22:54 | Tornado | 2 WSW Irving | Montgomery | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 WSW Irving. Outbuilding collapsed... time estimated by radar. (LSX) | |
| 03-15 23:02 | Tornado | Nokomis | Montgomery | An EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 95mph touched down on the south side of Nokomis... IL just as another weak tornado lifted on the north side. This tornado caused m (LSX) | |
| 03-15 23:18 | Tornado | 1 WSW Assumption | Christian | The tornado touched down just southwest of Assumption and town along W Illinois St where it uprooted and snapped numerous trees and knocked over a couple power poles. T (ILX) | |
| 03-15 23:29 | Tornado | 2 NNE Ferrin | Clinton | A brief... weak EF-1 tornado with peak wind gusts of 90mph touched down north of US 50 east of Carlyle Lake in Clinton County... IL. The tornado did damage mainly to tr (LSX) | |
| 03-15 23:37 | Tornado | 3 W Bethany | Moultrie | The tornado developed about 2 miles west of Bethany where it uprooted an old tree. It curved to the northeast and caused tree damage as well as destroying an outbuildin (ILX) | |
| 03-15 23:42 | Tornado | 3 W Lovington | Moultrie | The tornado touched down about 2 miles west of Lovington along County Rd 700 E and progressed to the northeast eventually ending near Lanton about 3 miles north of Lovi (ILX) | |
| 03-15 23:46 | Tornado | 1 S Grand Tower | Jackson | EF1: 97 mph A brief tornado produced damage in Grand Tower. Minor structural damage to roofs and awnings was noted. A few trees were uprooted with trunks/branches snapp (PAH) | |
| 03-15 23:54 | Tornado | 2 SE Arthur | Douglas | The tornado touched down about 2 miles southeast of Arthur near N County Rd 100 E producing tree and outbuilding damage and tossing it into the field to the northeast. (ILX) | |
| 03-16 00:02 | Tornado | 3 W Cambria | Jackson | EF0... 80 mph A brief tornado moved across Reed Station road northeast of Carbondale. A wooden fence was damaged and strewn upstream with the storm. Several tree trunks (PAH) | |
| 03-16 00:03 | Tornado | 4 ESE Garrett | Douglas | The tornado touched down about 4.5 miles southwest of Tuscola along County Rd 750 N and it progressed east along that road snapping off numerous large pine trees as wel (ILX) | |
| 03-16 01:05 | Tornado | 1 WSW Olney | Richland | The tornado started just west of Olney and was sighted at the intersection of W Main St and W Elms St. The tornado proceeded through town causing areas of tree damage a (ILX) | |
| 03-16 01:06 | Tornado | 2 WSW Tuscola | Douglas | The tornado touched down about 2 miles southwest of Tuscola where it snapped off several large trees along N County Rd 800 E. It moved northeast into Tuscola where it c (ILX) |
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