Illinois, 2017

Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 14, 2017

June 14, 2017 · NWS LOT · 32 events in 11 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain across many parts of northeast Illinois during the afternoon and evening of June 14th.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$154,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
32

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LOT wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain across many parts of northeast Illinois during the afternoon and evening of June 14th.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 9:21 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 9:21 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville, IL
1021 AM CDT Wed Jun 14 2017

.UPDATE...

1020 AM CDT

Still monitoring the high likelihood of thunderstorms across much
of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana this afternoon into the
evening, some of which will be capable of becoming strong/severe.

In the near term, early morning upstream convection has since
diminished, with any lingering development currently staying
confined to eastern Iowa or far western Illinois. However, it has
produced a well defined outflow boundary which had been
progressing east southeast through north central Illinois but is
now beginning to slow up. It's this remnant boundary along with
upstream large scale ascent which will help drive an increase in
thunderstorm activity as early as late morning or midday. Highly
amplified upper level pattern with closed system over the northern
Plains and southern Canada, will allow for upstream mid level
energy to move overhead by midday/early afternoon and have timed
this energy into the western CWA by the 17-18z.

As this moves across the entire CWA today, should see convection
blossom during this time especially along the remnant boundary.
CIN is already eroding and will likely be gone over the next hour,
with an uncapped environment of moderate/strong instability in
place by late morning. Scattered strong to severe storms will be
possible by midday area wide as this forcing/development continue
to the east. Additional development is probable during this time
over eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois along approaching mid
level energy and MCV currently over central Iowa. This will
support a broken line/multicell clusters to develop, likely
pushing through portions of northern Illinois and northwest
Indiana through mid to late afternoon.

Main hazards expected today will be for damaging winds and large
hail. Lack of deep layer shear will limit overall organization to
development today, meaning could quickly get into a "messy"
pattern of slow moving thunderstorms. However, the approaching MCV
is a little concerning given that it could support a slight
increase in shear across north central Illinois. If this were to
occur, could not rule out an isolated tornado is this location.
With the slow storm motion and high pwat axis shifting overhead,
heavy downpours and localized flooding will also be a threat.
Should see all convection diminish by early to mid evening.

Rodriguez

&&

.SHORT TERM...
325 AM CDT

Through Tonight...

After the first dozen dry and sunny days of the month, yesterday
kicked off a period of unsettled weather that continues today and
resumes Friday and early this weekend. There is scattered severe
weather potential today and tonight, though the forecast
evolution of storms and their coverage/organization, has lower
confidence.

Early this morning, a well-defined stacked low over North Dakota
is tracking northeastward and will continue to today. Scattered
warm advection thunderstorms are over Lake Michigan into parts of
northwest Indiana, while areas of storms stretch from western
Wisconsin through the central Plains ahead of the system cold
front and tied to a couple minor impulses. In-between these two
convective areas is a forcing lull over the CWA and should
continue past sunrise for several hours. It is possible much of
the area remains dry all morning, though do expect isolated
showers/storms to likely start to pop in north central Illinois
later this morning as the low-level jet, while weakening, veers
into the region coincident with steeper lapse rates above.

The higher dew points temporarily scoured out of the CWA last
night by convective cold pools, but will return this morning with
the air mass just to the south/southwest having upper 60s and
lower 70s. The boundary layer thermal characteristics again are
similar to the past several days, with 925mb temperatures in the
mid to upper 20s and 850mb temperatures in the upper teens. This
can support widespread mid 90s if convection or widespread clouds
do not impact areas prior to that, and yesterday showed that for
southern CWA locations. Have gone with 90-94 for most areas,
keeping in mind that if storms do start early in north central
Illinois those areas could just peak in the 80s. Heat index
readings will near or even briefly tag 100 degrees in some areas,
similar to yesterday.

It is a challenging forecast with storms this afternoon and
tonight, particularly with specifics in evolution and timing,
especially when considering CAM solutions that have varied greatly
in their solutions for today. That disparity is not surprising
considering the weaker-type forcing today, given the area only
seeing a glancing of height falls and mid-level impulses being
quite low amplitude. So have stuck close to synoptic forcing and
peak instability time, with mid-late afternoon into the evening
probably being the most favored for areas/clusters of storms. As
noted above, earlier isolated convective activity is probable
mainly in north central Illinois, but do not see strong enough
forcing to move rapidly east as some CAMs suggest, unless a
better-defined MCV were to emanate eastward.

Deep layer shear does inch up in the more favored convective time
of mid-afternoon and a tad more in the evening, though it still
is on the weaker end of the spectrum, at 20-30 kt. Moisture and
instability will not be a problem for deep convection, and as we
saw yesterday, MLCAPE values in excess of 2000 J/kg in the
presence of little shear can still support quite a bit of
convective activity and some hail threat. One notable difference
was we will not have a sharp low-level focus today, so mid-level
impulses will be key for initiation and organization of
convective clusters, which then could drive themselves more so on
congealed downdrafts. CAMs do hint at these but not seeing any
overly well- defined structures in high temporal solutions or wind
fields that would hint at a a more enhanced wind threat, and that
makes sense. So think that threat is scattered as well as the
hail risk, though a couple larger hail producing storms...to
possibly golf balls...are possible in the region with instability
on the higher end. With true summer PWAT air (1.60-1.90 in.) it
will lead to some efficient rain producers with still limited
storm motion.

All that said, uncertainty on evolution and timing is high, and so
not really screaming a widespread severe weather event, and
somewhat marginal shear too complicates things. Have gone likely
wording for the afternoon and evening, but certainly will not be
storming that entire time in any one area, and more temporal
resolution will likely be able to be added to the forecast today.
Convective chances should ease from west-to-east late this evening
into overnight.

MTF

&&

.LONG TERM...
336 AM CDT

Thursday through Tuesday...

The "cold" front will be progressing through the area Thursday
morning scouring out any early morning rain chances and offering
sun by late morning into the afternoon. Temperatures look to
rebound to around if not a little above 90 based on 850-925mb
temperatures forecast. Dew points will drop some behind the
boundary making it not as humid, but certainly another day added
to the early season hot stretch.

The next very low amplitude impulse is forecast to move east over
the region late Thursday night and early Friday, possibly bringing
a few showers and storms. A slightly better wave is forecast
later Friday, after dark it appears, that brings stronger mid-
level flow with it. This could have some stronger storms mainly
west of the area during the evening. There is uncertainty in cloud
cover and some rain chances Friday afternoon, but if those are not
an issue then 90 again for a high in many areas.

As the zonal flow increases and starts to dig ahead of a trough
later Saturday, storm chances return. The warm advection on
Saturday seems like it could be quite strong, and if we do remain
dry during the day, temperature profiles look like they would
support mid 90s. So going forecast may be a bit cool depending on
timing of system features. The deepening low to our north on
Saturday night has trended more significant in recent global model
solutions, thus bringing a sharper defined cold front through the
area later that night or early Sunday. This could have organized,
probably linear convection along it. Sunday looks like the
coolest day for a good part of the CWA in over a week, but still
with temperatures basically at normal for mid-June.

MTF

&&

.AVIATION...
For the 12Z TAFs...

The main forecast concern today continues to center around the
best timing for thunderstorms to impact the terminals today, and
the winds associated with the storms, and then following the
storms.

The main area of focus this morning is with the line of storms to
our west over Iowa. These thunderstorms have been continually
redeveloping through the night along an eastward moving outflow
boundary. It appears likely that this line of storms will become
diurnally reinvigorated through the morning as the remnant storms
and the outflow shifts eastward into northern Illinois. As a
result, I expect storms to shift across the KRFD area anytime from
roughly 14-17z at KRFD, and from mid to late morning through
midday/early afternoon at the Chicago terminals. Given the
history of this long lived outflow boundary, and the likelihood of
reinvigorated downdrafts with new storms this morning, it appears
that there could be a period of very gusty westerly winds as the
storms shift over the terminals.

The other concern will be the possibility for the development of
breezy easterly winds for a couple hours at the terminals
following the passage of the storms. There has been some signs at
this occurring over Iowa, indicating some good origination of the
storms. Considering this is likely to occur into this afternoon
at the Chicago area terminals, I have added the mention of
easterly winds to the TAF. Confidence is not the highest on how
long they will last, but a couple hours is certainly plausible.
With time, the winds should trend back to a southerly direction
later this afternoon and evening.

Another round of thunderstorms is possible either later this
afternoon or tonight. However, confidence on this second round,
and its timing is low at this time. At the present I have added a
PROB30 for this possibility.

KJB

&&

.MARINE...
207 AM CDT

An active weather pattern is likely to continue over the lakes
region into the weekend as several disturbances approach the
region. These disturbances are likely to result in additional
periods of thunderstorms through the period. While some isolated
to scattered storms will be possible this morning, mainly over
southern portions of the lake, it appears that more thunderstorms
will impact the lake later today and tonight, and some of these
storms may produce strong winds in excess of 40 to 50 KT.
Additional periods of storms this weekend may also produce very
gusty and erratic winds on the lake at times.

In addition to the thunderstorm threat over the lake today and
this weekend, it appears that a unseasonably strong area of low
pressure may shift over the Upper Great Lakes region on Sunday.
There is still a large amount of uncertainty in how this storm
system will evolve over the weekend. However, there are some signs
that a potent storm system could produce a period of strong south
to southwest winds on the lake Saturday night into Sunday,
outside of any thunderstorms.

KJB

&&

.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...None.
IN...None.
LM...None.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 11:16 AM CST, 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1216 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2017

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
151730-
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake Illinois-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-
DuPage-Cook-La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Will-Kankakee-Livingston-
Iroquois-Ford-Lake Indiana-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
1216 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2017 /116 PM EDT Wed Jun 14 2017/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED:
  Elevated Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
    Limited Tornado Risk.
    Elevated Hail Risk...up to half dollar size.
    Elevated Thunderstorm Wind Damage Risk...up to 65 MPH.
    Elevated Flooding Risk. Limited Excessive Heat Risk.

DISCUSSION:

Thunderstorm development will continue through the afternoon.
Thunderstorms are likely to be scattered to numerous in coverage,
with a couple periods likely in the afternoon into evening. There is
fairly high uncertainty though on the precise evolution and thus the
coverage of a severe weather threat but development of clusters of
thunderstorms may be favored.

Those storms that do reach severe limits will be capable of
large hail, strong winds, and possible flooding. There is a limited risk
for an isolated tornado. Locations that received the heaviest rainfall
on Tuesday will have a particularly elevated risk of flooding if they
receive heavy rainfall today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thursday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Friday...
  Limited Severe Thunderstorm Risk.
Saturday and Sunday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Tuesday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters will likely be needed this afternoon|.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

Moving to the east and northeast 30 to 35 mph.

&&

LMZ740>745-151730-
Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor-
Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island-
Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor-Calumet Harbor to Gary-
Gary to Burns Harbor-Burns Harbor to Michigan City-
1216 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

  Elevated Thunderstorm Risk.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thursday through Saturday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
Sunday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.
  Hazardous Conditions for Small Craft are likely.
Tuesday...
  Limited Thunderstorm Risk.

&&

LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-
870-872-874-876-878-151730-
Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the
Mackinac Bridge and north of a line from Charlevoix MI to South
Fox Island 5 NM offshore-
Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI-
Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore
to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
1216 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2017

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Elevated Thunderstorm Risk, with some storms capable of wind
gusts
in excess of 35 knots.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms Thursday morning, then
periodic
chances Friday through early Sunday, before chances return again
Tuesday.

&&

MDB

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:21 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1121 AM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSW WATSEKA           40.75N 87.75W
06/14/2017  M3.30 INCH       IROQUOIS           IL   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
            THUNDERSTORMS. REPORT RELAYED BY WATSEKA COOP OBSERVER.

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       DANFORTH                40.82N 87.98W
06/14/2017  M3.50 INCH       IROQUOIS           IL   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
            THUNDERSTORMS. REPORT RELAYED BY WATSEKA COOP OBSERVER.

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       EARL PARK               40.69N 87.42W
06/14/2017  M2.50 INCH       BENTON             IN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
            THUNDERSTORMS. REPORT RELAYED BY WATSEKA COOP OBSERVER.

&&

RC
Local storm report, Jun 14, 10:34 AM CST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1134 AM CDT WED JUN 14 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       EARL PARK               40.69N 87.42W
06/14/2017  M2.50 INCH       BENTON             IN   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
            THUNDERSTORMS. REPORT RELAYED BY WATSEKA COOP OBSERVER.

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSW WATSEKA           40.75N 87.75W
06/14/2017  M3.30 INCH       IROQUOIS           IL   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
            THUNDERSTORMS. REPORT RELAYED BY WATSEKA COOP OBSERVER.

1000 AM     HEAVY RAIN       DANFORTH                40.82N 87.98W
06/14/2017  M3.50 INCH       IROQUOIS           IL   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
            THUNDERSTORMS. REPORT RELAYED BY WATSEKA COOP OBSERVER.

1100 PM     HEAVY RAIN       FOWLER                  40.62N 87.32W
06/13/2017  M1.99 INCH       BENTON             IN   MESONET

0912 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MILFORD                 40.63N 87.70W
06/13/2017                   IROQUOIS           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            VIADUCT JUST NORTH OF MILFORD WAS FLOODED AND CLOSED.

            NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS IN SE IROQUOIS COUNTY WERE FLOODED.

0630 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 W BARCE               40.62N 87.37W
06/13/2017                   BENTON             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SR 18 WEST OF US 41 NEAR FOWLER IS FLOODED AND
            IMPASSABLE.

0607 PM     HAIL             N VALPARAISO            41.48N 87.05W
06/13/2017  M1.00 INCH       PORTER             IN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0600 PM     FLOOD            KANKAKEE                41.12N 87.86W
06/13/2017                   KANKAKEE           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL FLOODED ROADS IN KANKAKEE BRADLEY AND
            BOURBONNAIS. ONE RESCUE ONGOING FOR PARTIALLY SUBMERGED
            CAR IN BRADLEY ON KENNEDY DRIVE.

0600 PM     HAIL             N VALPARAISO            41.48N 87.05W
06/13/2017  M1.25 INCH       PORTER             IN   COCORAHS

0428 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N PLAINFIELD          41.66N 88.20W
06/13/2017  M1.65 INCH       WILL               IL   PUBLIC

0405 PM     HAIL             3 NNE PLAINFIELD        41.66N 88.18W
06/13/2017  E0.50 INCH       WILL               IL   COCORAHS

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SE AURORA             41.73N 88.23W
06/13/2017  M0.00 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   COCORAHS

            1.68 INCHES IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES

0400 PM     HAIL             2 N PLAINFIELD          41.65N 88.20W
06/13/2017  E1.00 INCH       WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0352 PM     HAIL             PLAINFIELD              41.62N 88.20W
06/13/2017  M1.00 INCH       WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO ESTIMATED 40-45 MPH WINDS. NEAR 127TH AND VAN DYKE
            RD.

0350 PM     HAIL             4 N PLAINFIELD          41.67N 88.20W
06/13/2017  M0.88 INCH       WILL               IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            MOSTLY DIME SIZE HAIL. SOME NICKEL SIZE HAIL ALSO.

0325 PM     HAIL             2 N BELVIDERE           42.28N 88.85W
06/13/2017  E0.88 INCH       BOONE              IL   PUBLIC

0324 PM     HAIL             1 WSW AURORA            41.76N 88.32W
06/13/2017  E0.88 INCH       KANE               IL   PUBLIC

            HAIL REPORTED EAST OF AURORA

0311 PM     HAIL             1 W AURORA              41.77N 88.32W
06/13/2017  E0.25 INCH       KANE               IL   PUBLIC

            PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL.

0308 PM     HAIL             5 ESE ROCKFORD          42.24N 88.98W
06/13/2017  E0.25 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0303 PM     HAIL             3 SE ROCKFORD           42.24N 89.03W
06/13/2017  E0.25 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0230 PM     HAIL             4 W KIRKLAND            42.10N 88.93W
06/13/2017  E0.75 INCH       DE KALB            IL   PUBLIC

            DIME-SIZE HAIL

0230 PM     HAIL             6 ESE NEW MILLFORD      42.14N 88.96W
06/13/2017  E1.00 INCH       OGLE               IL   PUBLIC

&&

RC

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:34 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

21 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Boone

When
June 14, 11:33 AM CST to 11:55 AM CST
Where
Boone County, 1 mi NW of Belvidere to 1 mi NE of Belvidere
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.260, -88.864

Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in numerous locations including near north State Street and The William Grady Pool.

Flood, Boone

When
June 14, 12:07 PM CST to 1:30 PM CST
Where
Boone County, 1 mi NNW of Belvidere
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
42.267, -88.857

One foot of water was reported near Garden Drive and Ruby Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, McHenry

When
June 14, 12:42 PM CST to 12:45 PM CST
Where
McHenry County, Woodstock to Wonder Lake
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
42.320, -88.450

Multiple trees were blown down between Woodstock and Wonder Lake. A tree was blocking the road at Banford and Queen Anne and another tree was blocking Thompson north of Route 120.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iroquois

When
June 14, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Iroquois County, 4 mi NNE of Gilman
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
40.824, -87.951

A large tree was snapped.

Hail, Iroquois

When
June 14, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Iroquois County, 1 mi N of Gilman
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
40.785, -87.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When
June 14, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Lake County, 1 mi N of Wauconda
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$500
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
42.277, -88.129

A tree and power lines were blown down near Bonner Road and Madison Avenue.

Hail, Lake

When
June 14, 2:07 PM CST to 2:08 PM CST
Where
Lake County, 5 mi N of Buffalo Grove
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
42.222, -87.970

Heavy Rain, Lake

When
June 14, 2:10 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
Where
Lake County, 1 mi E of Gurnee
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.370, -87.890

Heavy rainfall of 1.94 inches was reported in 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cook

When
June 14, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Cook County, 2 mi WSW of Wilmette
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
42.064, -87.708

Several large trees were blown down around Harrison Street near Ackerman Park, south of Central Street.

Flood, McHenry

When
June 14, 3:05 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
McHenry County, Crystal Lake
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
42.228, -88.330

Standing water estimated to be 5 inches deep was reported near US14 and Keith Avenue.

Flood, Boone

When
June 14, 3:17 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
Where
Boone County, 2 mi W of Herbert
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
42.169, -88.785

Standing water estimated to be 4 inches deep was reported at Davis School and Glidden Roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When
June 14, 3:24 PM CST
Where
La Salle County, 5 mi S of Tonica
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.148, -89.070

Two barns were destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When
June 14, 3:30 PM CST
Where
La Salle County, Streator
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
41.120, -88.830

Multiple large trees were blown down with over 30 reports of trees down.

Flood, McHenry

When
June 14, 3:30 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
McHenry County, 1 mi NNW of Crystal Lake to Crystal Lake
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
42.251, -88.338

Several roads were flooded with 3 to 4 inches of water with a few roads closed.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When
June 14, 3:33 PM CST to 3:34 PM CST
Where
La Salle County, Lake Holiday to 3 mi ENE of Lake Holiday
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.620, -88.670

Tree damage was reported in several areas from Lake Holiday to Sandwich.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
June 14, 3:34 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County, 4 mi S of Hinckley
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.712, -88.636

Several utility poles and power lines were blown down along East Chicago Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When
June 14, 3:39 PM CST
Where
La Salle County, 2 mi S of Stavanger
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.377, -88.625

A semi truck was blown over one mile west of the Seneca exit on Interstate 80.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When
June 14, 3:40 PM CST
Where
La Salle County, 1 mi WSW of Streator
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.114, -88.848

A 40 to 50 foot tall Oak tree was uprooted.

Flood, McHenry

When
June 14, 3:40 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
McHenry County, 2 mi NE of Crystal Lake
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
42.250, -88.299

Two to two and half feet of standing water was reported near Route 176 and Terra Cotta Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When
June 14, 3:45 PM CST to 3:47 PM CST
Where
Grundy County, Morris
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
41.370, -88.420

A two block area in Morris received widespread tree damage, trees blown down and shingles blown off roofs.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
June 14, 3:50 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County, 1 mi SSW of Sandwich
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
41.637, -88.627

Many power lines were blown down along with tree damage reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When
June 14, 3:53 PM CST
Where
La Salle County, 1 mi NW of Lake Holiday
Measured
63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.630, -88.680

A measured wind gust to 72 mph was reported.

Hail, La Salle

When
June 14, 3:53 PM CST
Where
La Salle County, 1 mi NW of Lake Holiday
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.630, -88.680

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
June 14, 3:55 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County, 3 mi WSW of Sandwich
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.633, -88.674

Multiple trees were blown down, some onto houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
June 14, 4:00 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County, 2 mi W of Sandwich
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.650, -88.659

A trampoline was thrown over a garage and two fences were destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
June 14, 4:01 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 5 mi SW of Gibson City
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Storm Chaser
Coordinates
40.419, -88.437

A large section of a tree was snapped off and blown across a road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Will

When
June 14, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Will County, 3 mi W of Joliet
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.530, -88.158

A small Maple tree was blown down on the west side of Joliet.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cook

When
June 14, 4:05 PM CST to 4:06 PM CST
Where
Cook County, 1 mi W of Wilmette to Evanston
Measured
65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
42.070, -87.700

Numerous large trees were blown down with some trees uprooted. Some of the fallen trees crushed parked cars. Roof damage was reported to a hospital in Evanston. A wind gust to 57 mph was measured.

Thunderstorm Wind, Will

When
June 14, 4:12 PM CST
Where
Will County, 2 mi SSW of New Lenox Gear Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.475, -87.997

A 7 inch diameter tree limb was blown down along Daniel Lewis Drive.

Hail, Will

When
June 14, 4:20 PM CST to 4:21 PM CST
Where
Will County, 1 mi N of New Lenox
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.540, -87.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Kane

When
June 14, 4:33 PM CST
Where
Kane County, 1 mi NNE of Gilberts
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
42.039, -88.364

A portion of a new gas station under construction was blown down near Route 20 and Nesler Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Kalb

When
June 14, 9:54 PM CST to 9:55 PM CST
Where
De Kalb County, Dekalb to 1 mi E of (Dkb) Dekalb Taylor Municipal Airport
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
41.930, -88.750

A wind gust to 64 mph was measured at the De Kalb Airport (KDKB). Tree limbs were blown down in De Kalb.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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.
Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 716903, 716905, 716910, 716913, 716914, 716918, 716920, 717057, 716922, 716923, 716925, 716931, 716932, 716933, 717044, 717042, 717046, 717049, 717052, 717050, 717051, 717054, 717055, 717059, 717063, 717060, 717061, 717062, 717064, 717065, 717066, 717257.