Thunderstorm Wind, Kane
- When
- May 1, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Kane County
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -88.400
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 1, 1973
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
- 10
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, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Mercer
- When
- May 1, 3:03 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -90.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- May 1, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County
- Coordinates
- 39.980, -90.770
Hail, Lee
- When
- May 1, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.830, -89.480
Hail, Knox
- When
- May 1, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.100, -90.300
Hail, Henry
- When
- May 1, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -90.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- May 1, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -91.200
Thunderstorm Wind, McDonough
- When
- May 1, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough County
- Coordinates
- 40.600, -90.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- May 1, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -91.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell
- When
- May 1, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tazewell County
- Coordinates
- 40.500, -89.700
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.
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More
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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: 10007904, 10007905, 10007906, 10007907, 10007908, 10007909, 10007910, 10007911, 10007912, 10007913.