Hail Map in Illinois on September 7, 2021

The weather event in Illinois on September 7, 2021 includes Wind, Tornado, and Hail maps. 13 states and 696 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 109,178.

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Hail map in Illinois on September 7, 2021

Wind

Tornado

Hail

109,178

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

10,473

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

0

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Illinois

Illinois

Date	Description
09/07/20216:03 PM CDT	A couple power lines down between rantoul and gifford. Time estimated by radar.
09/07/20216:01 PM CDT	Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20215:58 PM CDT	Reports of trees down on power lines and power lines down on roadways.
09/07/20215:35 PM CDT	Widespread tree and power line damage... Hospital roof damaged... And baseball dugout destroyed in gibson city.
09/07/20215:25 PM CDT	Spotter reports multiple 3 to 4 inch branches down.
09/07/20215:15 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.75 inch wind near COLFAX
09/07/20215:05 PM CDT	Large healthy tree about 2 ft diamter down near fifer st and hyatt st. Time estimated by radar.
09/07/20215:05 PM CDT	Several large tree limbs down on power lines. Delayed report. Time estimated by radar.
09/07/20214:20 PM CDT	Large tree limbs downed in flanagan. Relayed by wmbd. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20214:18 PM CDT	Large metal outbuilding collapsed. Relayed by wmbd. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20214:11 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near MINONK
09/07/20214:10 PM CDT	Report of a tree down on sb i-55 at us 6 and overturned semi truck on i-55 at arsenal.
09/07/20213:45 PM CDT	Report of a 6 to 12 inch diameter tree branch down.
09/07/20213:42 PM CDT	Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20213:42 PM CDT	8 inch diameter tree limbs downed. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20213:40 PM CDT	10 to 12 power poles downed.
09/07/20213:24 PM CDT	Picture of utility polls snapped at the base relayed via social media. Time is estimated from radar.
09/07/20213:21 PM CDT	Report of estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph with some tree limbs down. Tree limbs are estimated to be 2 inches in diameter.
09/07/20213:18 PM CDT	Damage to buildings at a farm on the corner of w hoff rd and rowell ave. Also trees uprooted and corn flattened. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20213:15 PM CDT	Spotter reports tree branches down. Winds were estimated to be 60 mph.
09/07/20213:10 PM CDT	Channahon village official reports widespread damage to trees and powerlines. Estimate of 100 or more trees damaged across the village with some trees uprooted. A dozen
09/07/20213:10 PM CDT	Corrects time of previous report from 2 ene channahon. Report of a tree down on sb i-55 at us 6 and overturned semi truck on i-55 at arsenal.
09/07/20213:10 PM CDT	An nws storm damage survey team found widespread tree damage... Including numerous downed... Across much of and near channahon. Some of these trees were downed on struc
09/07/20213:08 PM CDT	Several large tree limbs snapped in channahon. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20213:07 PM CDT	Report via social media of tractor trailers overturned at a cold storage facility. Time is estimated from radar.
09/07/20213:02 PM CDT	An nws storm damage survey team found widespread tree damage... Including numerous downed... Across much of and near minooka. Some of these trees were downed on structu
09/07/20213:02 PM CDT	Pictures of tree branches downed on a house via social media. Time estimated by radar.
09/07/20212:59 PM CDT	Report of tree branches and limbs downed by winds estimated to be 60 to 65 mph.
09/07/20212:55 PM CDT	Report of 16 inch diameter tree snapped. Time estimated by radar. Location is approximate.
09/07/20212:55 PM CDT	Wind gust of 61 mph
09/07/20212:55 PM CDT	A local report indicates 72 MPH wind near 3 E LISBON
09/07/20212:54 PM CDT	Numerous trees downed and one snapped in half along us route 6 between morris and seneca. Power pole also damaged. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20212:52 PM CDT	Report via nws chat from spotter of 3 inch diameter tree branch down near leland... Il.
09/07/20212:25 PM CDT	Multiple reports of hail up to 2 inches in diameter in and near earlville. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20212:18 PM CDT	Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20212:12 PM CDT	A local report indicates 2.00 inch wind near PAW PAW
09/07/20212:05 PM CDT	20 inch diameter tree downed onto road.
09/07/20212:03 PM CDT	Hail damage to siding at farmstead. Time estimated by radar.
09/07/20212:01 PM CDT	Updates previous hail report from compton. Hail was at a minimum 2 inches in diameter. At least six auto windshields smashed. One residence had multiple skylights smash
09/07/20211:59 PM CDT	Picture of a tree down near highland park relayed via social media.
09/07/20211:58 PM CDT	Time estimated from radar. Image was sent in via social media.
09/07/20211:58 PM CDT	Photo received of hail. Also reported small dents on vehicles from the hail in town.
09/07/20211:55 PM CDT	Video shared on social media shows part of a large tree getting snapped off at its top. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20211:54 PM CDT	Picture of large tree down and blocking darrel rd south of il-176 relayed via social media.
09/07/20211:52 PM CDT	Pwk asos peak gust.
09/07/20211:48 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 3 NNW PAW PAW
09/07/20211:45 PM CDT	14 inch diameter tree snapped at base. Time estimated by radar.
09/07/20211:42 PM CDT	Report relayed via nws chat of branches down... Unknown size. Time estimated by radar.
09/07/20211:36 PM CDT	Multiple large branches and trees down along roberts rd. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20211:35 PM CDT	Report relayed by wtvo/wqrf. Time and location estimated from radar.
09/07/20211:30 PM CDT	Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20211:30 PM CDT	Numerous tree branches downed and snapped... Large branch blocking westbound lane of il-176. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20211:29 PM CDT	Measured on personal weather station.
09/07/20211:29 PM CDT	Time estimated by radar. Location approximated by wfo bgm... Caller only gave zip code.
09/07/20211:27 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.50 inch wind near WOODSTOCK
09/07/20211:23 PM CDT	Quarter size hail report from mping. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20211:20 PM CDT	Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20211:20 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near SPRING GROVE
09/07/20211:16 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 2 E RICHMOND
09/07/20211:13 PM CDT	Quarter size hail report from mping. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/20211:13 PM CDT	Small tree about 6 inches in diameter snapped. Time estimated from radar.
09/07/202112:59 PM CDT	Time estimated by radar.
09/07/202112:55 PM CDT	Time estimated from radar.
09/07/202112:44 PM CDT	Delayed report. Hail ranged from pea to 1 inch with some golfball sized. Occurred 1244-47 pm.
09/07/202112:43 PM CDT	A local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 2 W USTICK
09/07/202112:41 PM CDT	Delayed report. Golfball hail for 4 minutes 1241-45 pm.
09/07/202112:32 PM CDT	Picture of tree down sent via social media. Time is estimated from radar.
09/07/20217:47 AM CDT	At 1246 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fairhaven, or near Morrison, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Coleta around 100 PM CDT.
09/07/20217:30 AM CDT	At 1229 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Elkhorn to near South Beloit, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Kenosha, Racine, Beloit, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant Prairie, Elkhorn, Delavan, Lake Geneva, Sturtevant, Union Grove, Paddock Lake, Williams Bay, Camp Lake, Winthrop Harbor, Wheatland, Genoa City, Walworth, Silver Lake, Clinton and Fontana-On-Geneva Lake.
09/07/20212:04 AM CDT	At 704 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ashkum, or near Clifton, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Watseka, Gilman, Clifton, Sheldon, Ashkum, Martinton, Crescent City, Danforth, Woodland, Donovan and Iroquois.Including the following interstate... I-57 between mile markers 282 and 299.
09/07/20211:09 AM CDT	At 608 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rankin to 6 miles north of St. Joseph to Mahomet, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Severe thunderstorms will be near... Rankin around 615 PM CDT. Ogden and Potomac around 620 PM CDT. Savoy, Tolono, Rossville, Fithian and Muncie around 625 PM CDT.Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms includeOakwood, Fairmount, St. Joseph, Catlin, Philo, Danville, Westville,Tilton, Sidney, Belgium, Georgetown, Homer, Broadlands and Allerton.This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 218 and 251. Interstate 72 between mile markers 174 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile marker 169 and the Indiana border.
09/07/202112:46 AM CDT	At 546 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mazon, or 7 miles southwest of Coal City, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Manteno, Braidwood, Wilmington, Coal City, Dwight, Herscher, Diamond, Limestone, Gardner, Lakewood Shores, Mazon, Braceville, Essex, South Wilmington, Godley, Bonfield and Carbon Hill.Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 213 and 238. I-57 between mile markers 314 and 321.This includes... Kankakee River State Park and Olivet NazarineUniversity.
09/07/202112:39 AM CDT	At 538 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gibson City to near Downs, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Severe thunderstorms will be near... Rantoul around 555 PM CDT.Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms includeFarmer City, Saybrook, Gifford, Mansfield and Fisher.This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 245 and 257. Interstate 74 between mile markers 142 and 166.
09/06/202111:59 PM CDT	At 458 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Cullom to near Lexington, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Paxton, Fairbury, Gibson City, Gilman, Chatsworth, Onarga, Forrest, Cissna Park, Piper City, Buckley, Melvin, Loda, Roberts, Elliott, Sibley, Thawville, Clarence, Strawn and Claytonville.Including the following interstate... I-57 between mile markers 258 and 283.
09/06/202111:58 PM CDT	At 457 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fairbury to near Lexington, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Severe thunderstorms will be near... Colfax around 515 PM CDT.Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms includeSaybrook, Cooksville, and Arrowsmith.This includes Interstate 55 between mile markers 173 and 182.
09/06/202111:22 PM CDT	At 421 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near El Paso, or 16 miles northeast of Eureka, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 411 PM, quarter size hail was reported at Minonk. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Gridley around 435 PM CDT.Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm includeLexington, Chenoa and Colfax.This includes the following highways... Interstate 39 between mile markers 16 and 23. Interstate 55 between mile markers 178 and 186.
09/06/202111:06 PM CDT	At 406 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles west of Herscher to near Minonk, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Herscher, Clifton, Gridley, Forrest, Flanagan, Odell, Ashkum, Cullom, Cornell, Saunemin, Danforth, Rutland, Buckingham, Cabery, Kempton, Long Point and Campus.Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 188 and 217. I-57 between mile markers 289 and 300.
09/06/202110:53 PM CDT	At 353 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wenona to near Washburn, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Severe thunderstorms will be near... Toluca around 405 PM CDT. Minonk around 410 PM CDT.This includes Interstate 39 between mile markers 21 and 38.
09/06/20219:57 PM CDT	At 254 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Minooka to near Morris to Seneca, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported 2 inch diameter hail near Earlville. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Joliet, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Plainfield, Kankakee, Lockport, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Park Forest, Mokena, Bourbonnais, Frankfort, Bradley, Morris, Channahon, Minooka, Manteno, Braidwood, Wilmington and Coal City.Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 226 and 256. I-57 near mile marker 307, and between mile markers 311 and 338. I-80 between mile markers 96 and 149.
09/06/20219:29 PM CDT	At 228 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Leland to Earlville, moving southeast at 35 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR Earlville, Leland, Serena, Newark, and Sheridan. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Sheridan, Lake Holiday, Somonauk, Earlville, Serena, Newark, Leland, Millington, Millbrook, Lisbon, Plattville, Harding and Norway.
09/06/20219:15 PM CDT	At 215 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vernon Hills, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Waukegan, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Northbrook, North Chicago, Mundelein, Highland Park, Vernon Hills, Grayslake, Libertyville, Lake Zurich, Lake Forest, Wauconda, Barrington, Deerfield, Glencoe, Long Grove and Hawthorn Woods.Including the following interstates... I-94 between mile markers 13 and 26. I-294 between mile markers 13 and 26.This includes... Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Lake County ILFairgrounds, Lake Forest College, and Ravinia Music Festival.
09/06/20219:03 PM CDT	At 203 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Shabbona to near Sublette, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Aurora, Joliet, Plainfield, Oswego, Ottawa, Yorkville, Morris, Channahon, Minooka, Plano, Sandwich, Mendota, Sheridan, Montgomery, Boulder Hill, Lake Holiday, Somonauk, Earlville, Serena and Newark.Including the following interstates... I-39 between mile markers 67 and 77. I-80 between mile markers 91 and 122.This includes... Gebhard Woods State Park, Grundy County Speedwayand Fairgrounds, Tri-County Fairgrounds, and William G Stratton StatePark.
09/06/20218:41 PM CDT	At 141 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lake Zurich, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...At 132 PM CDT trained weather spotters reported a 68 mph gust near Crystal Lake. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Chicago, Arlington Heights, Evanston, Schaumburg, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Hoffman Estates, Glenview, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Park Ridge, Northbrook, Elk Grove Village, Niles, Lake View, Irving Park, West Ridge and Lincoln Park.Including the following interstates... I-90 between mile markers 64 and 84. I-94 between mile markers 26 and 45. I-294 between mile markers 26 and 45.This includes... Lincoln Park Zoo, Loyola University, OaktonCommunity College, Harper College, Northeastern Illinois University,Northwestern University, and Wrigley Field.
09/06/20218:35 PM CDT	A local report indicates 64 MPH wind near COLES COUNTY AIRPORT
09/06/20218:23 PM CDT	At 122 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ashton to near Dixon, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... DeKalb, Sycamore, Dixon, Campton Hills, Rochelle, Sandwich, Amboy, Shabbona, Elburn, Cortland, Hinckley, Somonauk, Waterman, Hillcrest, Maple Park, Malta, Franklin Grove, Lily Lake, Ashton and Paw Paw.Including the following interstates... I-39 between mile markers 78 and 102. I-88 between mile markers 47 and 106.This includes... Northern Illinois University, Sandwich Fairgrounds,and Lee County Fairgrounds.

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Cities Impacted by Hail Map on September 7, 2021

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