Hail, Stephenson
- When
- July 26, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -89.620
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 26, 1987
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Winnebago
- When
- July 26, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -89.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- July 26, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Boone County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -88.780
Hail, Kane
- When
- July 26, 4:27 PM CST
- Where
- Kane County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -88.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Coles
- When
- July 26, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coles County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -88.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Coles
- When
- July 26, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coles County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -88.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Moultrie
- When
- July 26, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Moultrie County
- Coordinates
- 39.630, -88.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- July 26, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -88.230
Hail, McHenry
- When
- July 26, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- McHenry County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -88.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 26, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -89.370
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 26, 1987
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Jersey, July 26, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 26, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 26, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 26, 1987
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 26, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 26, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, July 26, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 26, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 26, 1987
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: 10005938, 10005939, 10005940, 10005941, 10005942, 10005943, 10005944, 10005945, 10005946, 10005947.