Illinois, 1993

Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, August 16, 1993

August 16, 1993 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

4 tornado, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Events
8

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 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Wabash

When
August 16, 5:57 PM CST
Where
Wabash County, Mt.Carmel
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
38.400, -87.830

A small tornado touched down in a bean field and then turned north and struck a mobile home. The mobile home sustained major damage as half of the roof was torn off. The tornado moved back into a bean field depositing the roof 0.25 mile from the mobile home. The tornado moved between two more homes without damaging them but did cause major damage to a barn behind one of the homes. One other home in the area sustained minor damage. The tornado was described as "small and pencil shaped". The maximum damage width was 100 yards when the tornado was crossing the bean field.

Hail, White

When
August 16, 6:00 PM CST
Where
White County, Carmi
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A slow moving thunderstorm produced 1.50 to 2.00 inches of rain in less than 2 hours resulting in flooding. Numerous streets in Carmi were impassable due to the flood waters. Hail the size of a quarter accompanied the storm in Carmi.

Hail, McLean

When
August 16, 6:57 PM CST
Where
McLean County, Heyworth
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.491, -88.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, De Witt

When
August 16, 7:00 PM CST
Where
De Witt County, Wapella
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.175, -88.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado briefly touched down near Carl Springs Road, one mile north of Wapella. No damage was reported.

Tornado, De Witt

When
August 16, 7:12 PM CST
Where
De Witt County, Wapella
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
40.230, -88.970

A tornado briefly touched down near Carl Springs Road, one mile north of Wapella. No damage was reported.

Hail, Piatt

When
August 16, 8:08 PM CST
Where
Piatt County, Deland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.010, -88.591 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado briefly touched down near old Highway 47, 3 miles west of Monticello. No damage was reported.

Tornado, Piatt

When
August 16, 8:31 PM CST
Where
Piatt County, Monticello
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
40.030, -88.630

A tornado briefly touched down near old Highway 47, 3 miles west of Monticello. No damage was reported.

Tornado, Douglas

When
August 16, 9:04 PM CST
Where
Douglas County, Garrett
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.770, -88.217 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado briefly touched down in a field 4 miles north of Garrett. No damage was reported.

What these are

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.

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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: 10322880, 10322994, 10321003, 10320472, 10320473, 10322618, 10322619, 10320478.