Illinois, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 7, 1980

June 7, 1980 · NWS RY · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

9 hail, 3 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
$5.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Winnebago

When
June 7, 7:54 AM CST
Where
Winnebago County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
42.200, -89.080

Hail, Winnebago

When
June 7, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Winnebago County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.270, -89.080

Hail, Winnebago

When
June 7, 8:03 AM CST
Where
Winnebago County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.230, -88.950

Hail, De Kalb

When
June 7, 9:00 AM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.100, -88.680

Hail, De Kalb

When
June 7, 12:15 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.930, -88.750

Hail, Rock Island

When
June 7, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Rock Island County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.780, -90.520

Hail, Edgar

When
June 7, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Edgar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.620, -90.330

Hail, Bureau

When
June 7, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Bureau County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.350, -89.730

Tornado, Kane

When
June 7, 1:38 PM CST
Where
Kane County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
41.880, -88.330

Tornado, Livingston

When
June 7, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Livingston County
Rating
F2
Path length
31.5 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.870, -88.770

Hail, Iroquois

When
June 7, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Iroquois County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.000, -87.920

Tornado, Ford

When
June 7, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.650, -88.230

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 10006379, 10006380, 10006381, 10006382, 10006383, 10006384, 10006385, 10006386, 10006387, 10006388, 10006389, 10006390.