Tornado and Hail in Illinois, September 9, 1992

Name: Tornado and Hail in Illinois, September 9, 1992
Start: 1992-09-09T09:40
End: 1992-09-09T22:35
Location: Illinois

September 9, 1992 · NWS SPI · 44 events in 32 counties and zones

34 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 44

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

34 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hancock

When: September 9, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Hancock County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.420, -91.130

Thunderstorm Wind, McDonough

When: September 9, 10:00 AM PST
Where: McDonough County
Coordinates: 40.550, -90.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: September 9, 12:00 PM PST
Where: Mason County
Coordinates: 40.250, -89.970

Hail, Adams

When: September 9, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.080, -91.280

Hail, Adams

When: September 9, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.900, -91.350

Tornado, McLean

When: September 9, 4:46 PM CST
Where: McLean County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 40.750, -88.880

Hail, Pike

When: September 9, 5:12 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.450, -90.870

Hail, McLean

When: September 9, 5:14 PM CST
Where: McLean County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.730, -88.720

Hail, McLean

When: September 9, 5:25 PM CST
Where: McLean County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.350, -88.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: September 9, 3:30 PM PST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 40.920, -90.630

Hail, Greene

When: September 9, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.380, -90.300

Hail, Kankakee

When: September 9, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Kankakee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.070, -87.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Peoria

When: September 9, 4:20 PM PST
Where: Peoria County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 40.700, -89.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Fulton

When: September 9, 4:26 PM PST
Where: Fulton County
Coordinates: 40.570, -90.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell

When: September 9, 4:30 PM PST
Where: Tazewell County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 40.670, -89.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford

When: September 9, 4:47 PM PST
Where: Woodford County
Coordinates: 40.720, -89.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Menard

When: September 9, 5:00 PM PST
Where: Menard County
Coordinates: 40.020, -89.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell

When: September 9, 5:03 PM PST
Where: Tazewell County
Coordinates: 40.630, -89.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: September 9, 5:05 PM PST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 39.600, -90.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: September 9, 5:10 PM PST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 40.870, -88.620

Thunderstorm Wind, McLean

When: September 9, 5:10 PM PST
Where: McLean County
Coordinates: 40.430, -89.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: September 9, 5:15 PM PST
Where: Morgan County
Coordinates: 39.730, -90.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: September 9, 5:25 PM PST
Where: Ford County
Coordinates: 40.750, -88.180

Hail, Madison

When: September 9, 7:29 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 38.720, -90.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: September 9, 5:30 PM PST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 39.430, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Iroquois

When: September 9, 5:39 PM PST
Where: Iroquois County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 40.720, -88.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Sangamon

When: September 9, 5:40 PM PST
Where: Sangamon County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 39.800, -89.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Iroquois

When: September 9, 6:00 PM PST
Where: Iroquois County
Coordinates: 40.650, -87.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When: September 9, 6:10 PM PST
Where: Ford County
Coordinates: 40.470, -88.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: September 9, 6:13 PM PST
Where: Greene County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 39.300, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: September 9, 6:16 PM PST
Where: Calhoun County
Coordinates: 39.170, -90.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Jersey

When: September 9, 6:45 PM PST
Where: Jersey County
Coordinates: 39.120, -90.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: September 9, 6:49 PM PST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39.300, -89.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: September 9, 7:27 PM PST
Where: Douglas County
Coordinates: 39.680, -88.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgar

When: September 9, 7:46 PM PST
Where: Edgar County
Coordinates: 39.620, -87.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: September 9, 7:55 PM PST
Where: Monroe County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 38.330, -90.150

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When: September 9, 7:55 PM PST
Where: St. Clair County
Coordinates: 38.630, -90.080

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When: September 9, 8:05 PM PST
Where: St. Clair County
Coordinates: 38.430, -89.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When: September 9, 8:40 PM PST
Where: Randolph County
Coordinates: 38.120, -89.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: September 9, 8:55 PM PST
Where: Perry County
Coordinates: 38.080, -89.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: September 9, 9:35 PM PST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 37.770, -89.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: September 9, 10:05 PM PST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 37.770, -89.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Saline

When: September 9, 10:30 PM PST
Where: Saline County
Coordinates: 37.750, -88.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: September 9, 10:35 PM PST
Where: Williamson County
Coordinates: 37.670, -89.000

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.

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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, September 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: 10155870, 10002926, 10002927, 10155878, 10155884, 10002932, 10155897, 10155898, 10156765, 10002928, 10156770, 10156771, 10002929, 10002930, 10002931, 10002933, 10002934, 10002935, 10002936, 10002937, 10002938, 10002939, 10002940, 10157016, 10002941, 10002942, 10003794, 10003795, 10004010, 10004011, 10004012, 10004013, 10004014, 10004015, 10004016, 10004017, 10004018, 10004019, 10004020, 10004021, and more.