Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, July 2, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, July 2, 1992
Start: 1992-07-02T10:57
End: 1992-07-02T21:39
Location: Illinois

July 2, 1992 · NWS SPI · 96 events in 54 counties and zones

89 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 51
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 96

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

89 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: July 2, 10:57 AM PST
Where: Carroll County
Coordinates: 42.100, -89.980

Tornado, Adams

When: July 2, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Coordinates: 39.920, -91.370

Tornado, Adams

When: July 2, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 39.930, -91.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Stephenson

When: July 2, 11:20 AM PST
Where: Stephenson County
Coordinates: 42.280, -89.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Ogle

When: July 2, 11:22 AM PST
Where: Ogle County
Coordinates: 41.980, -89.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: July 2, 11:37 AM PST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 41.830, -89.480

Tornado, Adams

When: July 2, 1:38 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 350 yd
Coordinates: 39.950, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When: July 2, 11:50 AM PST
Where: Mercer County
Coordinates: 41.200, -90.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: July 2, 12:00 PM PST
Where: Henderson County
Coordinates: 40.930, -90.950

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: July 2, 12:00 PM PST
Where: De Kalb County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.930, -88.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: July 2, 12:05 PM PST
Where: Knox County
Coordinates: 40.950, -90.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: July 2, 12:10 PM PST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 40.920, -90.630

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When: July 2, 12:15 PM PST
Where: De Kalb County
Coordinates: 41.930, -88.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: July 2, 12:18 PM PST
Where: Henry County
Coordinates: 41.300, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Whiteside

When: July 2, 12:19 PM PST
Where: Whiteside County
Coordinates: 41.870, -90.170

Hail, Fulton

When: July 2, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Fulton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.630, -90.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: July 2, 12:25 PM PST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 40.550, -91.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: July 2, 12:43 PM PST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 40.350, -90.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Peoria

When: July 2, 12:53 PM PST
Where: Peoria County
Coordinates: 40.700, -89.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Peoria

When: July 2, 1:08 PM PST
Where: Peoria County
Coordinates: 40.700, -89.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell

When: July 2, 1:10 PM PST
Where: Tazewell County
Coordinates: 40.650, -89.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Peoria

When: July 2, 1:16 PM PST
Where: Peoria County
Coordinates: 40.920, -89.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Kendall

When: July 2, 1:20 PM PST
Where: Kendall County
Coordinates: 41.680, -88.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford

When: July 2, 1:27 PM PST
Where: Woodford County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.800, -89.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Kane

When: July 2, 1:27 PM PST
Where: Kane County
Coordinates: 41.770, -88.320

Thunderstorm Wind, McHenry

When: July 2, 1:32 PM PST
Where: McHenry County
Coordinates: 42.170, -88.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Du Page

When: July 2, 1:32 PM PST
Where: Du Page County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 41.880, -88.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: July 2, 1:45 PM PST
Where: Lake County
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 42.150, -87.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When: July 2, 1:45 PM PST
Where: Grundy County
Coordinates: 41.370, -88.420

Thunderstorm Wind, McLean

When: July 2, 1:50 PM PST
Where: McLean County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.750, -88.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Cook

When: July 2, 1:50 PM PST
Where: Cook County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.670, -88.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Du Page

When: July 2, 1:51 PM PST
Where: Du Page County
Coordinates: 41.880, -87.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Will

When: July 2, 1:52 PM PST
Where: Will County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 41.520, -87.970

Tornado, Pike

When: July 2, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Coordinates: 39.620, -90.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: July 2, 1:56 PM PST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 40.870, -88.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: July 2, 2:00 PM PST
Where: Lake County
Coordinates: 42.170, -87.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Cook

When: July 2, 2:00 PM PST
Where: Cook County
Injuries: 37 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.830, -87.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Will

When: July 2, 2:05 PM PST
Where: Will County
Coordinates: 41.400, -88.120

Hail, Champaign

When: July 2, 4:13 PM CST
Where: Champaign County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.070, -88.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Kankakee

When: July 2, 2:15 PM PST
Where: Kankakee County
Coordinates: 41.150, -87.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 2, 2:20 PM PST
Where: Mason County
Coordinates: 40.200, -89.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When: July 2, 2:28 PM PST
Where: Schuyler County
Coordinates: 40.230, -90.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 2, 2:35 PM PST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 39.950, -90.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Menard

When: July 2, 2:41 PM PST
Where: Menard County
Coordinates: 40.020, -89.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When: July 2, 2:58 PM PST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.120, -89.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: July 2, 3:00 PM PST
Where: Ford County
Coordinates: 40.750, -88.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Iroquois

When: July 2, 3:00 PM PST
Where: Iroquois County
Coordinates: 40.780, -87.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When: July 2, 3:20 PM PST
Where: Schuyler County
Coordinates: 40.230, -90.770

Thunderstorm Wind, McDonough

When: July 2, 3:30 PM PST
Where: McDonough County
Coordinates: 40.470, -90.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Sangamon

When: July 2, 3:30 PM PST
Where: Sangamon County
Coordinates: 39.880, -89.600

Thunderstorm Wind, De Witt

When: July 2, 3:33 PM PST
Where: De Witt County
Coordinates: 40.150, -88.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: July 2, 3:35 PM PST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 40.230, -90.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 2, 3:40 PM PST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 39.700, -90.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 2, 4:00 PM PST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 39.600, -90.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: July 2, 4:00 PM PST
Where: Scott County
Coordinates: 39.630, -90.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 2, 4:05 PM PST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 39.450, -90.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 2, 4:05 PM PST
Where: Mason County
Coordinates: 40.300, -90.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Macoupin

When: July 2, 4:10 PM PST
Where: Macoupin County
Coordinates: 39.030, -89.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: July 2, 4:12 PM PST
Where: Morgan County
Coordinates: 39.730, -90.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: July 2, 4:15 PM PST
Where: Scott County
Coordinates: 39.750, -90.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 2, 4:23 PM PST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 40.020, -90.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 2, 4:25 PM PST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 39.300, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: July 2, 4:25 PM PST
Where: Brown County
Coordinates: 39.850, -90.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Menard

When: July 2, 4:40 PM PST
Where: Menard County
Coordinates: 39.950, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Macoupin

When: July 2, 4:50 PM PST
Where: Macoupin County
Coordinates: 39.430, -90.000

Hail, Fayette

When: July 2, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Fayette County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 38.970, -89.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 2, 5:15 PM PST
Where: Douglas County
Coordinates: 39.800, -88.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Macoupin

When: July 2, 5:54 PM PST
Where: Macoupin County
Coordinates: 39.280, -89.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 2, 6:00 PM PST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39.180, -89.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: July 2, 6:15 PM PST
Where: Cumberland County
Coordinates: 39.270, -88.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Jersey

When: July 2, 6:50 PM PST
Where: Jersey County
Coordinates: 39.080, -90.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 2, 6:55 PM PST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 39.000, -87.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: July 2, 7:07 PM PST
Where: Calhoun County
Coordinates: 39.300, -90.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: July 2, 7:10 PM PST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 39.950, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Macoupin

When: July 2, 7:20 PM PST
Where: Macoupin County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.030, -90.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 2, 7:20 PM PST
Where: Greene County
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 39.300, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: July 2, 7:30 PM PST
Where: Adams County
Coordinates: 40.030, -91.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Jersey

When: July 2, 7:30 PM PST
Where: Jersey County
Coordinates: 39.070, -90.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 2, 7:34 PM PST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 38.900, -90.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 2, 7:37 PM PST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 38.880, -89.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Schuyler

When: July 2, 7:45 PM PST
Where: Schuyler County
Coordinates: 40.120, -90.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 2, 7:45 PM PST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 39.180, -89.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Macoupin

When: July 2, 7:50 PM PST
Where: Macoupin County
Coordinates: 39.280, -89.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 2, 7:50 PM PST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 40.020, -90.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: July 2, 7:50 PM PST
Where: Brown County
Coordinates: 40.020, -90.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 2, 7:50 PM PST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 39.820, -90.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Sangamon

When: July 2, 8:00 PM PST
Where: Sangamon County
Coordinates: 39.580, -89.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Macoupin

When: July 2, 8:10 PM PST
Where: Macoupin County
Coordinates: 39.130, -89.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Menard

When: July 2, 8:18 PM PST
Where: Menard County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.050, -89.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 2, 8:20 PM PST
Where: Mason County
Coordinates: 40.300, -90.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: July 2, 8:30 PM PST
Where: Morgan County
Coordinates: 39.730, -90.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 2, 8:32 PM PST
Where: Mason County
Coordinates: 40.420, -89.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 2, 8:40 PM PST
Where: Fayette County
Coordinates: 38.970, -89.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: July 2, 8:45 PM PST
Where: Fayette County
Coordinates: 39.030, -88.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: July 2, 9:00 PM PST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 38.120, -89.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: July 2, 9:39 PM PST
Where: Morgan County
Coordinates: 39.730, -90.230

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Illinois in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Illinois, 1992 Warnings in Illinois, July 1992

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: 10006227, 10006242, 10006244, 10006228, 10006229, 10006230, 10006252, 10006231, 10006232, 10006233, 10006234, 10006235, 10006236, 10006237, 10006238, 10154645, 10006239, 10006240, 10006241, 10006243, 10006245, 10006246, 10006247, 10006248, 10006249, 10006250, 10006251, 10006253, 10006254, 10006255, 10006256, 10006257, 10006258, 10006277, 10006259, 10006048, 10006260, 10006049, 10154655, 10006263, and more.