Hail, Carroll
- When
- April 5, 4:59 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.970, -90.100
Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 5, 1988
24 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 36
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
24 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, McDonough
- When
- April 5, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.470, -90.670
Hail, Henderson
- When
- April 5, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -90.970
Hail, Stephenson
- When
- April 5, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.220, -89.470
Hail, Warren
- When
- April 5, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.850, -90.570
Hail, Schuyler
- When
- April 5, 6:08 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.120, -90.570
Hail, Winnebago
- When
- April 5, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.270, -89.230
Hail, Knox
- When
- April 5, 6:22 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.950, -90.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Sangamon
- When
- April 5, 6:36 PM CST
- Where
- Sangamon County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.850, -89.680
Hail, St. Clair
- When
- April 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.570, -90.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- April 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -89.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- April 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -89.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- April 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -90.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- April 5, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.030, -89.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- April 5, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Coordinates
- 39.750, -90.600
Thunderstorm Wind, McLean
- When
- April 5, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 40.480, -88.920
Thunderstorm Wind, McLean
- When
- April 5, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County
- Coordinates
- 40.650, -88.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- April 5, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.700, -87.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Christian
- When
- April 5, 7:36 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -89.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Macon
- When
- April 5, 7:47 PM CST
- Where
- Macon County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -88.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston
- When
- April 5, 7:53 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -88.620
Tornado, Grundy
- When
- April 5, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 7 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.180, -88.280
Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle
- When
- April 5, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle County
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.350, -88.850
Tornado, Will
- When
- April 5, 8:14 PM CST
- Where
- Will County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 23 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.270, -88.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Kankakee
- When
- April 5, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kankakee County
- Coordinates
- 41.050, -88.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Kankakee
- When
- April 5, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kankakee County
- Coordinates
- 41.130, -87.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Kankakee
- When
- April 5, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kankakee County
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -87.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy
- When
- April 5, 8:23 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County
- Coordinates
- 41.180, -88.320
Hail, Kane
- When
- April 5, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kane County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.030, -88.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Du Page
- When
- April 5, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Du Page County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.900, -88.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- April 5, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County
- Coordinates
- 41.830, -87.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- April 5, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.930, -91.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- April 5, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County
- Coordinates
- 41.580, -87.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Will
- When
- April 5, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Will County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -88.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- April 5, 8:54 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.980, -87.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- April 5, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County
- Coordinates
- 42.030, -88.080
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 5, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 5, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 5, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 5, 1988
- Hail in Wisconsin, April 5, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 5, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 5, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 5, 1988
- Hail in North Carolina, April 5, 1988
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1988Every state in 1988This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Illinois, 1988Warnings in Illinois, April 1988
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: 10006020, 10006021, 10006022, 10006023, 10006024, 10006025, 10006026, 10006027, 10006028, 10006029, 10006030, 10006031, 10006032, 10006033, 10006034, 10006035, 10006036, 10006037, 10006038, 10006039, 10006040, 10006041, 10006042, 10006043, 10006044, 10006045, 10006046, 10006047, 10002453, 10002454, 10002595, 10002596, 10002597, 10002598, 10002599, 10002600.