Illinois, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 27, 1995

July 27, 1995 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
$102,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

The Chicago radar (KLOT), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:21 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Tornado, Lee

When
July 27, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Lee County, Dixon
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
41.746, -89.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Emergency management reported a tornado at Sterling and Lyons Road east of Dixon. No damage was reported.

Hail, Lake

When
July 27, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Lake County, Batavia
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
42.349, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five to eight inch diameter tree limbs fell. Falling limbs damaged a garage roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When
July 27, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Lake County, Round Lake Beach
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
42.349, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five to eight inch diameter tree limbs fell. Falling limbs damaged a garage roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kankakee

When
July 27, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Kankakee County, Manteno
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
41.138, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

About 20 empty tractor-semitrailers were knocked over, upended or blown on top of each other. A tractor-semitrailer was overturned on the Interstate 57 entrance ramp at Manteno. Several trees and limbs were blown down in town, mainly on the west side. Porches and gutters were damaged on a few homes. Crops were also flattened by winds.

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.
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.

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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: 10320386, 10320349, 10320350, 10320291.