Illinois, 1994Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 2, 1994
July 2, 1994 · 11 events in 7 counties and zones
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 2, 9:57 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Beardstown
- Coordinates
- 39.974, -90.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down three large trees in a cemetery in Beardstown. A storm spotter in Newmansville estimated thunderstorm winds around 60 mph. No damage was reported. Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines in Chandlerville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 2, 10:20 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Newmansville
- Coordinates
- 39.974, -90.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down three large trees in a cemetery in Beardstown. A storm spotter in Newmansville estimated thunderstorm winds around 60 mph. No damage was reported. Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines in Chandlerville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 2, 10:38 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Chandlerville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.974, -90.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down three large trees in a cemetery in Beardstown. A storm spotter in Newmansville estimated thunderstorm winds around 60 mph. No damage was reported. Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines in Chandlerville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Menard
- When
- July 2, 10:39 AM CST
- Where
- Menard County, Oakford to Petersburg
- Coordinates
- 40.027, -89.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds were estimated around 70 mph in Oakford by storm spotters. No damage has been reported. Several trees were blown down across a county road 7 W of Petersburg, near the Menard/Cass county line.
Thunderstorm Wind, Menard
- When
- July 2, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Menard County, Petersburg to Atterberry
- Coordinates
- 40.027, -89.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous power lines, large trees, and tree limbs in Atterberry and Petersburg. Also, a barn was blown apart 3 W of Petersburg.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sangamon
- When
- July 2, 11:05 AM CST
- Where
- Sangamon County, Pleasant Plains
- Coordinates
- 39.758, -89.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees in Pleasant Plains.
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- July 2, 11:25 AM CST
- Where
- Logan County, Middletown
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous power lines in Middletown.
Thunderstorm Wind, Christian
- When
- July 2, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County, Morrisonville
- Coordinates
- 39.546, -89.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines and tree limbs in Morrisonville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- July 2, 4:28 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Olney
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.712, -88.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down in Olney and the surrounding area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- July 2, 4:58 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Lawrenceville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -87.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large limbs were blown down in Lawrenceville.
Hail, Richland
- When
- July 2, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Olney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50
- Coordinates
- 38.712, -88.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, July 2, 19941 injured · $6.2 million · F2 · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 2, 19945 injured · $700,000 · 1 in hail · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 2, 1994$351,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 events
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 2, 1994$61,000 · 68 kt wind · 44 events
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, July 2, 1994$105,000 · F0 · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 2, 1994$101,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 2, 19941 injured · $50,000 · F0 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 2, 1994$45,000 · 9 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 2, 1994$50,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 2, 1994$550 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, July 2, 19940.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 2, 19941 event
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: 10320612, 10320648, 10320649, 10322711, 10322712, 10322980, 10320394, 10320683, 10322817, 10320355, 10322818.