Hail, Du Page
- When
- May 25, 3:18 PM CST
- Where
- Du Page County, Elmhurst
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -88.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 25, 1994
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kendall
- When
- May 25, 5:28 PM CST
- Where
- Kendall County, Plattville
- Coordinates
- 41.591, -88.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind gusts estimated to 70 mph blew down power poles and lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Will
- When
- May 25, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Will County, Joliet
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 41.445, -87.979 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds damaged roofs on the west side of Joliet.
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 Texas, May 25, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, May 25, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in New Jersey, May 25, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 25, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, May 25, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 25, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 25, 1994
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, May 25, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 25, 1994
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 25, 1994
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 25, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, May 25, 1994
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, May 1994
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: 10320506, 10320293, 10322745.