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Hail and wind reports › August 21, 2026 › Illinois

Hail and wind reports in Illinois, August 21, 2026

7 hail, 4 wind and 2 tornado reports; largest hail 2.50 in.

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Time (UTC)TypeSize / speedPlaceCountyNotes
08-21 20:09Hail1.00 in3 E SycamoreDe KalbReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT)
08-21 20:55Hail1.00 in1 N Machesney ParkWinnebagoPhoto shared to email service account showing hailstones ranging in size between dime to quarter -- 0.5 to 1.0 inch -- in diameter. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
08-21 23:05Hail1.50 in3 N MendotaLa SalleMultiple photos depict hail just larger than ping pong balls. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
08-21 23:49Hail1.00 in1 WNW SavannaCarrollBroadcast media report of quarter-sized hail in Savanna. Time estimated by radar. (DVN)
08-22 07:53Hail1.00 inVernonMarionPictures of hail from emergency manager near the Patoka and Vernon area. (LSX)
08-22 07:55Hail2.50 inHighlandMadisonPicture of tennis ball size hail relayed from a viewer of WCIA. (LSX)
08-22 08:25Hail2.00 inAvistonClinton(LSX)
08-22 00:19Winddamage2 N FloridPutnamTree over 12 inches in diameter blown down. Possible tornado damage. Time estimated from radar data. (DVN)
08-22 00:23WinddamageFultonWhitesidePower poles down. (DVN)
08-22 01:30Winddamage2 SSE OsbornHenryLarge branches down. (DVN)
08-22 08:30Winddamage8 WNW DixJeffersonA few scattered power outages in this area. Time estimated from radar. (PAH)
08-21 22:55Tornado4 SE SubletteLeeAn NWS damage survey determined an EF-0 tornado with peak winds around 70 mph... path length of around 0.7 miles... and maximum width of around 200 yards impacted the r (LOT)
08-22 00:11Tornado1 S DepuePutnamCorrects previous tornado report starting location and time. An EF0 tornado... with estimated peak winds of 80 MPH... developed near the southern banks of the Illinois (DVN)

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