Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 25, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 25, 1995
Start: 1995-07-25T18:15
End: 1995-07-25T21:24
Location: Illinois

July 25, 1995 · 10 events in 4 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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: $1,000
Crop damage: $2,000
Events: 10

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.

The radar

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pike

When: July 25, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Pike County, Griggsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.623, -90.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pike

When: July 25, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Pike County, Perry
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.623, -90.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greene

When: July 25, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Barrow
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 39.356, -90.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Greene

When: July 25, 7:40 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Roodhouse
Path length: 2.2 mi
Path width: 125 yd
Property damage: $200
Crop damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 39.470, -90.400

A slow moving tornado touched down between Roodhouse and White Hall. It remained on the ground for about 10 minutes and damaged crops in fields along Highway 267.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 25, 7:54 PM CST
Where: Greene County, White Hall
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $300
Coordinates: 39.356, -90.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gusts reached 60 mph with several large trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Macoupin

When: July 25, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Macoupin County, Palmyra
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 39.261, -89.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Macoupin

When: July 25, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Macoupin County, Womac
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 39.261, -89.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were blown down.

Hail, Montgomery

When: July 25, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Hillsboro
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 39.231, -89.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees and power lines were blown down across much of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 25, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Raymond
Property damage: $300
Coordinates: 39.231, -89.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees and power lines were blown down across much of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 25, 9:24 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Raymond
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 39.231, -89.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees and power lines were blown down across much of the county.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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

Every storm in Illinois in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Illinois, 1995 Warnings in Illinois, July 1995

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: 10322665, 10322666, 10320670, 10320671, 10320672, 10320321, 10320322, 10323019, 10323020, 10323021.