Illinois, 1975

Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 14, 1975

June 14, 1975 · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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

8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Knox

When
June 14, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Knox County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.830, -89.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
June 14, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
40.730, -90.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Will

When
June 14, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Will County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
41.520, -88.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Kankakee

When
June 14, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Kankakee County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
41.030, -88.100

Hail, Henry

When
June 14, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.230, -89.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
June 14, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
41.230, -89.930

Hail, Henry

When
June 14, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.170, -90.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
June 14, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Coordinates
41.200, -90.050

Hail, Stark

When
June 14, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.180, -89.670

Hail, Stark

When
June 14, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Stark County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.180, -89.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Bureau

When
June 14, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Bureau County
Coordinates
41.180, -89.620

Tornado, Bureau

When
June 14, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Bureau County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.170, -89.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
June 14, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Coordinates
41.120, -89.530

Tornado, La Salle

When
June 14, 2:35 PM CST
Where
La Salle County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
167 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.220, -89.150

Hail,

When
June 14, 2:45 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.170, -89.550

Hail, Iroquois

When
June 14, 4:26 PM CST
Where
Iroquois County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.770, -87.980

Hail, Peoria

When
June 14, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Peoria County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.700, -89.600

Thunderstorm Wind, McDonough

When
June 14, 8:15 PM CST
Where
McDonough County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
40.300, -90.430

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.

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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: 10010290, 10010291, 10010292, 10010293, 10010294, 10010295, 10010296, 10010297, 10010298, 10010299, 10010300, 10010301, 10010302, 10010303, 10010304, 10010305, 10010306, 10010307.