Illinois, 2000

Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 8, 2000

May 8, 2000 · NWS ILX · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
8
Property damage
$480,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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 Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:14 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fulton

When
May 8, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Fulton County, 5 mi NE of Avon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.717, -90.367

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
May 8, 8:52 PM CST to 8:54 PM CST
Where
Scott County, 4 mi N of Manchester
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.583, -90.333

Thunderstorm winds destroyed 2 mobile homes 4 miles north of Manchester. One mobile home was occupied at the time and 3 of the 5 occupants sustained minor injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
May 8, 8:54 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Morgan County, 3 mi NW of Murrayville
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.617, -90.283

Thunderstorm winds created a path of damage across southern Morgan County. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. In Woodson, a tree fell onto a house causing minor damage. No one in the home was injured. Further northeast on the southeast side of Lake Jacksonville, a tree fell onto a home causing major damage. One of the home's occupants sustained minor injuries after being trapped beneath the debris.

Thunderstorm Wind, Woodford

When
May 8, 8:55 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
Where
Woodford County, 1 mi S of Spring Bay
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
40.800, -89.517

A swath of damage occurred over Woodford County extending from Bayview Garden to Minonk, a 27 mile long path. Numerous trees, power poles, and power lines were blown down. Several machine sheds were destroyed. Homes affected along the path sustained only minor shingle and siding damage.

Hail, Peoria

When
May 8, 9:12 PM CST
Where
Peoria County, Mapleton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
40.567, -89.733

Tornado, Tazewell

When
May 8, 9:12 PM CST to 9:17 PM CST
Where
Tazewell County, 2 mi W of Parkland
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$275,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.450, -89.783

A tornado briefly touched down 1.5 miles west of Parkland on a farm. It destroyed 4 large grain bins and blew a machine shed 100 yards from where it had been. A garage nearby sustained minor damage with siding and a door blown off. No injuries were reported.

Hail, Tazewell

When
May 8, 9:20 PM CST to 9:46 PM CST
Where
Tazewell County, Green Vly
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.400, -89.633

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
May 8, 9:20 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, 4 mi NE of Pattonsburg
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.967, -89.133

Thunderstorm winds damaged or destroyed several sheds, a barn, and a grain bin. Also, several trees were snapped off and a semi was blown over on I-39 near mile marker 30. No injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Logan

When
May 8, 9:37 PM CST
Where
Logan County, Burton View
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.167, -89.483

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a large shed in Burton View.

Hail, Logan

When
May 8, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 2 mi NE of Broadwell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
40.083, -89.417

Thunderstorm Wind, McLean

When
May 8, 9:58 PM CST
Where
McLean County, Lexington
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.650, -88.783

Hail, De Witt

When
May 8, 10:00 PM CST
Where
De Witt County, Clinton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.150, -88.950

Tornado, McLean

When
May 8, 10:14 PM CST to 10:18 PM CST
Where
McLean County, 1 mi N of Shamrock
Rating
F2
Path length
4 mi
Path width
400 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$175,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
40.417, -88.900

A tornado touched down half a mile north of Shamrock. It traveled east northeast causing minor to moderate damage to several machine sheds and barns. The most severe damage was to a two story house 2 miles north northwest of Downs. The 3 to 5 year old house sustained major damage with the roof lifted off and two exterior walls caved in. Four family members sustained minor cuts and bruises. A neighbor's house sustained minor damage, mainly due to flying debris from the destroyed home.

Hail, McLean

When
May 8, 10:19 PM CST
Where
McLean County, Lexington
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.650, -88.783

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.
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

More

Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Illinois, 2000Warnings in Illinois, May 2000

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: 5149202, 5149203, 5149204, 5149206, 5149205, 5149208, 5149207, 5149572, 5149209, 5149210, 5149212, 5149211, 5149283, 5149213.