Illinois, 1973Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 18, 1973
June 18, 1973 · 14 events in 11 counties and zones
9 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
9 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Fulton
- When
- June 18, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 40.520, -90.130
Tornado, Henry
- When
- June 18, 1:15 PM CDT
- Where
- Henry County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -90.000
Tornado, Woodford
- When
- June 18, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Woodford County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 40.780, -89.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign
- When
- June 18, 4:29 PM CST
- Where
- Champaign County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -88.300
Hail, Sangamon
- When
- June 18, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Sangamon County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -89.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Sangamon
- When
- June 18, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sangamon County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -89.670
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- June 18, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Coordinates
- 38.570, -90.180
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- June 18, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Coordinates
- 38.500, -89.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Effingham
- When
- June 18, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Effingham County
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -88.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock Island
- When
- June 18, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rock Island County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.350, -90.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock Island
- When
- June 18, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Rock Island County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.450, -90.520
Tornado, Washington
- When
- June 18, 9:00 PM CDT
- Where
- Washington County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 38.400, -89.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- June 18, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 38.630, -88.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- June 18, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -88.400
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 18, 197359 injured · $3.5 million · F3 · 17 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 18, 19732 deaths · 15 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 9 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 18, 1973$250,000 · F2 · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 1973$253,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 18, 1973$25,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 18, 19731.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in Texas, June 18, 19732.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 18, 197351 kt wind · 2 events
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: 10007266, 10007267, 10007268, 10007269, 10007270, 10007271, 10007272, 10007273, 10007274, 10007275, 10007276, 10007279, 10007277, 10007278.