Hail and wind reports › April 2, 2026 › Illinois
Hail and wind reports in Illinois, April 2, 2026
10 hail, 32 wind and 9 tornado reports; largest hail 3.00 in; strongest gust 72 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-02 22:05 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 E Coal Valley | Henry | (DVN) |
| 04-02 22:09 | Hail | 1.00 in | Silvis | Rock Island | Time estimated from radar. (DVN) |
| 04-02 22:37 | Hail | 3.00 in | 3 N Thomson | Carroll | Pictures of hail ranging in size from 3.00 to 3.25 inches. The time of the event was estimated using radar. (DVN) |
| 04-02 23:20 | Hail | 1.50 in | 2 SW Whiteside County A | Whiteside | (DVN) |
| 04-02 23:37 | Hail | 1.00 in | Dixon | Lee | Nickel to quarter sized hail. (LOT) |
| 04-03 00:04 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 W Lindenwood | Ogle | Quarter sized hail ongoing at E Lindenwood Rd and IL-251. Has been nearly continuous for several minutes. (LOT) |
| 04-03 00:22 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 NW Utica | La Salle | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT) |
| 04-03 00:27 | Hail | 1.00 in | Rome | Peoria | Quarter size hail with 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. (ILX) |
| 04-03 00:30 | Hail | 1.50 in | 5 W South Pekin | Tazewell | Measured with photo. (ILX) |
| 04-03 00:35 | Hail | 1.00 in | Mapleton | Peoria | Quarter size hail off of highway 24 in Mapleton. Photo via social media. (ILX) |
| 04-02 22:31 | Wind | damage | 4 S Galesburg | Knox | Large tree branches broken near south end of BNSF Railway yard. (ILX) |
| 04-02 22:54 | Wind | 67 mph | Prophetstown | Whiteside | (DVN) |
| 04-02 22:57 | Wind | damage | 1 SE Savanna | Carroll | Large tree down... other trees stripped of bark. Time estimated from radar. (DVN) |
| 04-02 23:11 | Wind | damage | 4 N Nelson | Lee | Media showed video of trees down and a barn collapsed along Mound Hill Rd. Time estimated from radar. This LSR is likely a repeat but with a more precise location. (LOT) |
| 04-02 23:11 | Wind | damage | 6 SSW Polo | Ogle | Sheriff reports downed power poles and power lines... and a barn destroyed... on Mound Hill Road near Pilgrim Road in Lee County. Time estimated. (LOT) |
| 04-02 23:13 | Wind | damage | 1 ENE Center Hill | Carroll | A few trees reported down west of Mount Carroll. (DVN) |
| 04-02 23:19 | Wind | damage | 2 E Williamsfield | Peoria | Tree branches snapped along Peoria and Knox County line. (ILX) |
| 04-02 23:20 | Wind | damage | Yates City | Knox | Powerlines blown down in rural Yates City. (ILX) |
| 04-02 23:24 | Wind | 63 mph | Elmwood | Peoria | (ILX) |
| 04-02 23:25 | Wind | 65 mph | Dixon | Lee | Estimated 60-70 mph gusts. (LOT) |
| 04-02 23:30 | Wind | 60 mph | Oregon | Ogle | Small 2-inch limbs coming down. (LOT) |
| 04-02 23:31 | Wind | 65 mph | Farmington | Fulton | 60 to 65 mph winds with pea to dime size hail covering the ground at Main and Vernon street. (ILX) |
| 04-02 23:44 | Wind | damage | 2 SSE Davis Junction | Ogle | Trees and power lines down on Hwy 251 between Big Mound Rd and Holcomb Rd. Grain bin destroyed. (LOT) |
| 04-03 00:03 | Wind | damage | 1 W Hennepin | Putnam | Home with garage door blown in and multiple 3-inch tree limbs snapped. Time estimated from radar. (DVN) |
| 04-03 00:03 | Wind | 61 mph | Hennepin | Putnam | (DVN) |
| 04-03 00:03 | Wind | damage | Depue | Bureau | Tree uprooted and fell on house. Did not breach the structure. Time estimated from radar. (DVN) |
| 04-03 00:08 | Wind | damage | 3 S Dunlap | Peoria | Powerlines blown down south of Dunlap. (ILX) |
| 04-03 00:27 | Wind | 60 mph | Rome | Peoria | 60 mph wind gust with 1 inch hail. (ILX) |
| 04-03 00:29 | Wind | damage | Woodstock | McHenry | Tree downed onto a house on the 600 block of South Jefferson Street in Woodstock. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 04-03 00:35 | Wind | damage | Ottawa | La Salle | Photo shared on social media of a tree down across Columbus Street just north of East Jackson Street. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 04-03 00:42 | Wind | 65 mph | 3 ENE Norway | La Salle | Measured at an Ambient Personal Weather station. (LOT) |
| 04-03 00:42 | Wind | damage | 2 W Pistakee Highlands | McHenry | Tree uprooted and metal street sign blown over. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 04-03 00:53 | Wind | damage | 1 NNE Antioch | Lake | Multiple public reports of trees downed on the north side of Antioch. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 04-03 01:11 | Wind | damage | 1 WSW Lombard | DuPage | Multiple public reports of downed trees and tree branches at and near Sunset Knoll Park in Lombard. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 04-03 01:27 | Wind | damage | Garfield Park - Chicago | Cook | Multiple large tree branches downed in and near Garfield Park. Small tree also uprooted. (LOT) |
| 04-03 01:32 | Wind | 64 mph | 2 SSE Logan Square - Ch | Cook | Measured at PWS KILCHICA780. (LOT) |
| 04-03 01:36 | Wind | 70 mph | 3.0 SW Midway Airport | Cook | (LOT) |
| 04-03 01:40 | Wind | 59 mph | 3 NE Navy Pier | LMZ741 | Measured at the Harrison Dever Crib. (LOT) |
| 04-03 02:08 | Wind | 72 mph | 3 NE Navy Pier | LMZ741 | Peak wind gust at Harrison-Dever Crib. (LOT) |
| 04-03 03:20 | Wind | 60 mph | NWS Chicago-Romeoville | Will | Estimated 60+ mph winds at NWS office. (LOT) |
| 04-03 03:32 | Wind | 60 mph | Indian Head Park | Cook | (LOT) |
| 04-03 03:46 | Wind | damage | 4 NNW Manhattan | Will | Downed power poles. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 04-02 22:25 | Tornado | 4 SW Galesburg | Knox | The tornado touched down about 4 miles southwest of Galesburg where it damaged a few trees before heading northeast toward Galesburg. The tornado did primarily tree dam (ILX) | |
| 04-02 23:00 | Tornado | 2 NE Savanna | Carroll | A brief EF1 tornado developed northeast of Savanna with maximum winds near 90 mph. The tornado caused tree damage... with tree fall indicative of a convergent path... a (DVN) | |
| 04-02 23:02 | Tornado | 2 WSW Sterling | Whiteside | An EF1 tornado passed through northern portions of Sterling... with estimated maximum wind speeds around 90 mph. Along the path... damage was done to trees (including s (DVN) | |
| 04-02 23:11 | Tornado | 4 NNW Nelson | Lee | An NWS damage survey confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 100 mph tracked for 5.75 miles through northwestern Lee County. The tornado damaged or (LOT) | |
| 04-02 23:18 | Tornado | 3 W Yates City | Knox | The tornado developed near Douglas or about 3.5 miles west of Yates City along State Rt 8... where it damaged an outbuilding. It progressed to the northeast causing som (ILX) | |
| 04-02 23:18 | Tornado | 2 SE Williamsfield | Knox | The tornado touched down about 2 miles southeast of Williamsfield just west of the Knox County line... where it destroyed an outbuilding. It crossed into Peoria County (ILX) | |
| 04-02 23:23 | Tornado | 4 N Yates City | Knox | The tornado touched down about 2 miles east of Elba Center where it did some tree damage just south of Knox Road 900 N. It progressed across I-74 near E Knox Rd where i (ILX) | |
| 04-02 23:24 | Tornado | 3 N Grand Detour | Ogle | An NWS damage survey confirmed that a brief EF-1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 105 mph impacted a few properties along Ridge Road in southern Ogle County. One ho (LOT) | |
| 04-02 23:44 | Tornado | 3 SSW Davis Junction | Ogle | An NWS damage survey confirmed that an EF-0 tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph and a path length of 2.71 miles tracked through the community of Holcomb in nort (LOT) |
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