Illinois, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, November 9, 1984

November 9, 1984 · NWS T · 17 events in 10 counties and zones

10 hail, 5 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
11
Property damage
$5.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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

10 hail, 5 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Clair

When
November 9, 2:40 PM CST
Where
St. Clair County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.630, -90.080

Hail, Madison

When
November 9, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.670, -90.000

Hail, La Salle

When
November 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where
La Salle County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.250, -89.020

Hail, Madison

When
November 9, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
38.730, -89.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
November 9, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
38.730, -89.670

Hail, Madison

When
November 9, 4:32 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
38.800, -89.900

Tornado, Bond

When
November 9, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Bond County
Rating
F2
Path length
12 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
38.820, -89.420

Tornado, Fayette

When
November 9, 5:03 PM CST
Where
Fayette County
Rating
F2
Path length
18 mi
Path width
150 yd
Injuries
11 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
38.880, -89.230

Hail, Will

When
November 9, 5:43 PM CST
Where
Will County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.430, -88.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Cook

When
November 9, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Cook County
Coordinates
41.820, -87.830

Tornado, Jackson

When
November 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
37.780, -89.250

Tornado, Will

When
November 9, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Will County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
41.430, -87.980

Hail, Cumberland

When
November 9, 6:42 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.300, -88.300

Hail, Cumberland

When
November 9, 6:42 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.220, -88.450

Hail, Cumberland

When
November 9, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.270, -88.250

Hail, Coles

When
November 9, 7:33 PM CST
Where
Coles County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
39.480, -88.180

Tornado, Jackson

When
November 9, 9:47 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
37.820, -89.670

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: 10005545, 10005546, 10005547, 10005548, 10005549, 10005550, 10005551, 10005552, 10005553, 10005554, 10005555, 10005556, 10005557, 10006403, 10006618, 10006619, 10006620.