Illinois, 1985Tornado and Hail in Illinois, March 27, 1985
March 27, 1985 · NWS NG · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Tazewell
- When
- March 27, 9:13 PM CST
- Where
- Tazewell County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.530, -89.350
Hail, La Salle
- When
- March 27, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -88.830
Hail, Du Page
- When
- March 27, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Du Page County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.800, -87.970
Hail, Warren
- When
- March 27, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.820, -90.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- March 27, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.820, -90.600
Tornado, Schuyler
- When
- March 27, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 40.130, -90.800
- 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.
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: 10006624, 10006625, 10006626, 10006627, 10006628, 10006629.