Illinois, 1957

Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, March 14, 1957

March 14, 1957 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$103,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Schuyler

When
March 14, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Schuyler County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.100, -90.580

Hail, St. Clair

When
March 14, 2:48 PM CST
Where
St. Clair County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.500, -89.780

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When
March 14, 2:48 PM CST
Where
St. Clair County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
38.500, -89.780

Tornado, Mason

When
March 14, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Mason County
Rating
F2
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.200, -89.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
March 14, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
41.700, -89.580

Tornado, Logan

When
March 14, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
39.970, -89.170

Tornado, Livingston

When
March 14, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Livingston County
Rating
F1
Path length
6.8 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.820, -88.450

Tornado, Lake

When
March 14, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Lake County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
42.350, -88.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Cook

When
March 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Cook County
Coordinates
41.780, -87.900

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10007529, 10007530, 10007531, 10007532, 10007533, 10007534, 10007535, 10007536, 10007537.