A large tornado outbreak occurred in Illinois on June 5. The NOAA Storm Prediction Center has 31 preliminary damage reports for the state (see below). In some cases a single tornado generated multiple damage reports as it moves cross-country. At this time there appears to have been 15 confirmed tornadoes involved.
NWS offices conducted extensive damage surveys in central and northern Illinois the next day. Here are their findings:
- Seven confirmed tornadoes in central Illinois (Lincoln NWS office)
- One confirmed tornado in northwest Illinois (Davenport NWS office)
- Seven confirmed tornadoes in northeastern Illinois (Chicago NWS office)
Time | Location | County | State | Lat | Lon | Comments | |
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0035 | 3 NE ABINGDON | KNOX | IL | 4083 | 9036 | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. NO DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS TIME.(ILX) | |
0103 | YATES CITY | KNOX | IL | 4078 | 9001 | POWER LINES DOWN. (ILX) | |
0106 | ELMWOOD | PEORIA | IL | 4078 | 8997 | TORNADO ENTERING ELMWOOD. NO DAMAGE REPORTS AT THIS TIME. (ILX) | |
0110 | 1 E HENRY | PUTNAM | IL | 4111 | 8934 | FIRST TOUCHDOWN OF TORNADO AT EDGE OF SAWMILL LAKE.(DVN) | |
0114 | 2 S BRIMFIELD | PEORIA | IL | 4081 | 8988 | TORNADO JUST SOUTH OF ROUTE 8. (ILX) | |
0120 | 7 E HENRY | PUTNAM | IL | 4111 | 8923 | RELAYED VIA LINCOLN NWS(DVN) | |
0125 | PEORIA | PEORIA | IL | 4074 | 8961 | TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE PEORIA AIRPORT.(ILX) | |
0130 | PEORIA | PEORIA | IL | 4074 | 8961 | TORNADO AT ROUTE 150 AND INTERSTATE 74. (ILX) | |
0130 | 3 W LOSTANT | LA SALLE | IL | 4114 | 8912 | HOMES BADLY DAMAGED AND TREES DOWN. (LOT) | |
0131 | 7 W PEORIA | PEORIA | IL | 4074 | 8974 | TORNADO AT HWY 116. (ILX) | |
0133 | MAGNOLIA | PUTNAM | IL | 4111 | 8920 | REPORTED BETWEEN MAGNOLIA AND MC NABB MOVING EAST(DVN) | |
0141 | 2 S LOSTANT | LA SALLE | IL | 4111 | 8906 | NEAR INTERSECTION OF RT 18 AND INTERSTATE 39. (LOT) | |
0143 | EAST PEORIA | TAZEWELL | IL | 4067 | 8955 | TORNADO AT ROUTE 24 NEAR THE ILLINOIS RIVER. (ILX) | |
0145 | 2 W STREATOR | LA SALLE | IL | 4113 | 8887 | NO SIGHTING OF TORNADO BUT DAMAGE SEEN. BARNS AND SILOS BLOWN OVER. DAMAGE TO ROOFS. SHEET METAL WRAPPED AROUND POLES. (LOT) | |
0150 | STREATOR | LA SALLE | IL | 4113 | 8883 | 2 TORNADOES ON THE GROUND. ONE WAS DUE WEST OF STREATOR. THE OTHER WAS 1 MILES WEST OF STREATOR AND WAS REPORTED 50 FEET WIDE.(LOT) | |
0153 | 2 S GERMANTOWN HILLS | TAZEWELL | IL | 4074 | 8947 | TORNADO AT ROUTE 116 JUST SOUTH OF ISP. (ILX) | |
0159 | 6 E STREATOR | LA SALLE | IL | 4113 | 8872 | (LOT) | |
0211 | STREATOR | LA SALLE | IL | 4113 | 8883 | HEAVY DAMAGE IN STREATOR. PEOPLE TRAPPED IN HOMES AND TELEPHONE OUTAGES. (LOT) | |
0218 | 8 W DWIGHT | LIVINGSTON | IL | 4110 | 8858 | 2 MILES E OF RT 170 ALONG RT. 17 (LOT) | |
0226 | DWIGHT | LIVINGSTON | IL | 4110 | 8842 | STATE POLICE CONFIRMED TORNADO JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 AND SOUTH OF RT. 17 (LOT) | |
0234 | 3 E DWIGHT | LIVINGSTON | IL | 4110 | 8837 | ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARE FOLLOWING A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 3 MILES EAST OF DWIGHT AND 1 MILE SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 17. (LOT) | |
0239 | DWIGHT | LIVINGSTON | IL | 4110 | 8842 | HEAVY DAMAGE SOUTH PART OF TOWN. REPORTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT (LOT) | |
0247 | 1 NW BUCKINGHAM | KANKAKEE | IL | 4106 | 8819 | 17000W AND RT 115. TORNADO JUST DISSIPATED (LOT) | |
0256 | LOSTANT | LA SALLE | IL | 4114 | 8906 | DELAYED REPORT. ON I-39 JUST SOUTH OF LOSTANT … SEMIS BLOWN OFF I-39 EAST INTO CORNFIELD. SEMIS WERE ESTIMATED AT SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET INTO CORNFIELD. (LOT) | |
0301 | 2 E HERSCHER | KANKAKEE | IL | 4105 | 8806 | ON RT 115. SPOTTER REPORTS TORNADO KEEPS TOUCHING DOWN AND LIFTING. (LOT) | |
0309 | 6 NE FAIRBURY | LIVINGSTON | IL | 4080 | 8843 | CORN WAS TWISTED IN A FIELD AND VENTS WERE TORN OFF A BARN ROOF. (LOT) | |
0313 | 5 SW CULLOM | LIVINGSTON | IL | 4084 | 8834 | (LOT) | |
0315 | 1 SE HOPEDALE | TAZEWELL | IL | 4041 | 8940 | TORNADO AT HOPEDALE ROAD AND OLYMPIA ROAD MOVING EAST. (ILX) | |
0323 | 2 N ST. ANNE | KANKAKEE | IL | 4105 | 8772 | 2 TORNADOS ON GROUND. (LOT) | |
0355 | ST. ANNE | KANKAKEE | IL | 4102 | 8772 | HOUSE DESTROYED AT INTERSECTION 3795S AND 6000E (LOT) | |
0400 | 2 SW BEASON | LOGAN | IL | 4013 | 8923 | TWO HOMES SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. (ILX) |