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Illinois storm reports for July 4, 2026

NOAA recorded 21 wind reports in Illinois on July 4, 2026.

in Illinois
21
Storm reports
2 NNW Shorewood, Will County, IL
68 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on July 4, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Wind21, most at 3 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeGustWhere
2:10 PMNot measured1 WNW DeKalb, De Kalb County, IL
2:25 PMNot measured3 SSW Huntley, Kane County, IL
2:26 PMNot measured2 S Huntley, Kane County, IL
2:27 PMNot measured3 WNW Gilberts, Kane County, IL
2:30 PMNot measuredBeason, Logan County, IL
2:45 PMNot measuredWest Frankfort, Franklin County, IL
3:00 PMNot measured3 W Bismarck, Vermilion County, IL
3:01 PMNot measured1 ESE Millbrook, Kendall County, IL
3:04 PMNot measuredEureka, Woodford County, IL
3:04 PMNot measuredMillbrook, Kendall County, IL
3:05 PMNot measuredDanville, Vermilion County, IL
3:38 PMNot measured2 SSE Plainfield, Will County, IL
Show all 21 wind reports
TimeGustWhere
3:40 PM68 mph2 NNW Shorewood, Will County, IL
3:45 PM60 mph2 SE Preston Heights, Will County, IL
4:05 PM59 mph1 W Peotone, Will County, IL
4:10 PMNot measuredLovington, Moultrie County, IL
4:35 PMNot measured2 ENE Glenwood, Cook County, IL
5:07 PMNot measuredSparta, Randolph County, IL
5:20 PMNot measuredHazel Dell, Cumberland County, IL
5:38 PMNot measuredHazel Dell, Cumberland County, IL
6:35 PMNot measured5 W Toledo, Cumberland County, IL

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.