Hail, Will
- When
- July 6, 12:23 PM CST
- Where
- Will County, New Lenox
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.445, -87.979 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 6, 1994
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 3
- Property damage
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy
- When
- July 6, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County, Morris
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -88.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 68 mph at the Grundy County Emergency Services Office. Hail ranging from 0.25 to 0.75 inch in diameter fell in the area. Trees and power lines were damaged by high winds and lightning. Flooding of roads was casued by 1.43 inches of rail falling in 35 minutes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ford
- When
- July 6, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Ford County, Paxton
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 40.597, -88.223 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tractor-semitrailer parked on the shoulder of Interstate 57 was blown over injuring three people. Part of a barn roof was blown off and trees were damaged and uprooted.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy
- When
- July 6, 2:52 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County, Morris
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -88.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 68 mph at the Grundy County Emergency Services Office. Hail ranging from 0.25 to 0.75 inch in diameter fell in the area. Trees and power lines were damaged by high winds and lightning. Flooding of roads was casued by 1.43 inches of rail falling in 35 minutes.
Hail, Grundy
- When
- July 6, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County, Morris
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -88.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 68 mph at the Grundy County Emergency Services Office. Hail ranging from 0.25 to 0.75 inch in diameter fell in the area. Trees and power lines were damaged by high winds and lightning. Flooding of roads was casued by 1.43 inches of rail falling in 35 minutes.
Hail, McLean
- When
- July 6, 3:41 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County, Towanda and Lexington
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 40.491, -88.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Will
- When
- July 6, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Will County, Manhattan
- Coordinates
- 41.445, -87.979 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three power poles were blown down and several large tree limbs were blown down.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 6, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 6, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 6, 1994
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 6, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 6, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 6, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 6, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 6, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 6, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1994
More
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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: 10322750, 10320699, 10320585, 10320700, 10320701, 10321012, 10322751.