Illinois, 1995Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 27, 1995
May 27, 1995 · 16 events in 14 counties and zones
8 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $136,000
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Events
- 16
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
8 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- May 27, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County, St.Rose
- Property damage
- $246
- Coordinates
- 38.607, -89.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous barns in and around St. Rose sustained damage and grain bins were toppled over. Power lines were also knocked down with power outages in Trenton and New Baden.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- May 27, 4:52 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Sandoval
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -88.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large trees were blown down along Highway 51.
Tornado, Greene
- When
- May 27, 5:15 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County, White Hall to Manchester
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 120 yd
- Property damage
- $145
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -90.400
The Illinois State Police and storm spotters followed a tornado from the White Hall area to near Manchester. The tornado lifted off the ground at times but did damage several farm buildings and trees as it traveled nearly parallel to Highway 267.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 27, 5:17 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Hillsboro
- Property damage
- $104
- Coordinates
- 39.231, -89.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were blown down. A house also sustained heavy structural damage to the roof.
Tornado, Warren
- When
- May 27, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County, Little York
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -90.750
A brief tornado touchdown tossed one grain bin off its foundation striking power lines. Tree damage was also reported.
Tornado, Morgan
- When
- May 27, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County, Meredosia
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -90.570
A tornado caused minor damage to several buildings in Meredosia. Several trees and power lines were reported down and there was some crop damage. No damage estimate was available.
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- May 27, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County, Galesburg
- Coordinates
- 40.932, -90.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down 35 to 40 trees in a cemetary 1 NE of Galesburg.
Tornado, Henry
- When
- May 27, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Galva
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -89.970
A small tornado ripped large tree limbs off three trees of the Don and LeAnn Doubler residence. A nearby railroad crossing sign was snapped off and tossed on the ground.
Thunderstorm Wind, Christian
- When
- May 27, 6:28 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County, Mt. Auburn
- Coordinates
- 39.546, -89.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds damaged the doors on a shed.
Tornado, Bureau
- When
- May 27, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bureau County, Sheffield
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 41.350, -89.730
A tornado touched down just on the edge of town causing severe damage to a large barn on the Robert Vander-Meersch farm. Some trees were also twisted and damaged at this time. The short damage path of this tornado skipped into town where it destroyed several out buildings near the school.
Thunderstorm Wind, Christian
- When
- May 27, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County, Stonington
- Coordinates
- 39.546, -89.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A large maple tree was blown over onto County Road 4.
Tornado, Macon
- When
- May 27, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Macon County, Niantic
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 39.860, -88.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado briefly touched down in a field. No damage was reported.
Tornado, Whiteside
- When
- May 27, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Whiteside County, Lyndon
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.750, -89.930
A tornado touched down briefly on Interstate 88 near mile marker 27. No damage was reported.
Hail, Edgar
- When
- May 27, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Edgar County, Paris
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 39.679, -87.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds blew three large trees over onto a house that used to be a funeral home. Several other homes and businesses were damaged by fallen trees. Also, an airport hanger was damaged. Crops in the area sustained wind and hail damage. Damage was estimated around $110,000 for properties and around $35,000 in crop damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgar
- When
- May 27, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Edgar County, Paris
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Coordinates
- 39.679, -87.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds blew three large trees over onto a house that used to be a funeral home. Several other homes and businesses were damaged by fallen trees. Also, an airport hanger was damaged. Crops in the area sustained wind and hail damage. Damage was estimated around $110,000 for properties and around $35,000 in crop damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Peoria
- When
- May 27, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Peoria County, Elmwood
- Coordinates
- 40.788, -89.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. One tree fell onto a house and caused minor damage to the roof. Also, there was some damage to five outbuildings. No damage estimate was available.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 27 to 28, 19953 injured · $9.1 million · F4 · 20 events
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 27, 19951 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 27, 1995$422,000 · F1 · 44 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 1995$55,000 · F0 · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 27, 1995$50,000 · 58 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 27, 1995$21,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 27, 19951.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 27, 19951 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 27, 19950.88 in hail · 3 events
- Tornado in Indiana, May 27, 1995$500 · F0 · 1 event
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: 10320728, 10322546, 10320668, 10323013, 10322914, 10322257, 10320299, 10320259, 10320684, 10320575, 10320685, 10320274, 10322588, 10320513, 10320514, 10322612.