Hail,
- When
- March 29, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -91.400
Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, March 29, 1974
9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Scott
- When
- March 29, 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.630, -90.470
Hail, Jersey
- When
- March 29, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jersey County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.170, -90.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Jersey
- When
- March 29, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jersey County
- Coordinates
- 39.170, -90.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- March 29, 1:10 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.730, -90.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- March 29, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -89.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Sangamon
- When
- March 29, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sangamon County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.850, -89.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- March 29, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -89.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- March 29, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County
- Coordinates
- 38.020, -89.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Coles
- When
- March 29, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Coles County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -88.370
Tornado, Coles
- When
- March 29, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coles County
- Rating
- F2
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -88.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Coles
- When
- March 29, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coles County
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -88.130
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- March 29, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -88.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 29, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -88.900
Tornado, Marion
- When
- March 29, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 38.630, -88.850
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, March 29, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 29, 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, March 29, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 29, 1974
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 29, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, March 29, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 29, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 29, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, March 29, 1974
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: 10008429, 10008430, 10008431, 10008432, 10008433, 10008434, 10008435, 10008436, 10008437, 10008438, 10008439, 10008440, 10008441, 10008442, 10008443.