Thunderstorm Wind, Stephenson
- When
- August 16, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -89.400
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 16, 1968
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- August 16, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Coordinates
- 41.780, -89.500
Hail,
- When
- August 16, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -90.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Du Page
- When
- August 16, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Du Page County
- Coordinates
- 41.880, -88.000
Thunderstorm Wind, McHenry
- When
- August 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -88.280
Thunderstorm Wind, McHenry
- When
- August 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -88.180
Hail,
- When
- August 16, 5:36 PM CST
- Where
- County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -90.400
Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- August 16, 5:36 PM CST
- Where
- County
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -90.400
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, August 16, 1968
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, August 16, 1968
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, August 16, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, August 16, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 16, 1968
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, August 16, 1968
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 16, 1968
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1968Every state in 1968This day in weather history
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: 10007790, 10007791, 10007792, 10007793, 10007794, 10007795, 10007796, 10007797.