Illinois, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 27, 1995

June 27, 1995 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:50 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ogle

When
June 27, 12:07 PM CST
Where
Ogle County, Polo
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.043, -89.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Iroquois

When
June 27, 3:51 PM CST
Where
Iroquois County, Milford
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
40.670, -87.700

A small tornado damaged a barn and small shed at one farm and roofs, trees and a grain bin at another farm.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Every storm in Illinois in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Illinois, 1995Warnings in Illinois, June 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: 10322558, 10320278.