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Illinois storm reports for August 16, 2026

NOAA recorded 16 wind reports in Illinois on August 16, 2026.

in Illinois
16
Storm reports
2 ENE Southern View, Sangamon County, IL
62 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 August 16, 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

Wind16, most at 1 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeGustWhere
1:28 PMNot measuredSouthern View, Sangamon County, IL
1:30 PMNot measured1 N Southern View, Sangamon County, IL
1:30 PMNot measured2 W Leland Grove, Sangamon County, IL
1:32 PMNot measured1 W Rochester, Sangamon County, IL
1:35 PMNot measured2 WSW Rochester, Sangamon County, IL
1:35 PMNot measuredSherman, Sangamon County, IL
1:36 PM62 mph2 ENE Southern View, Sangamon County, IL
1:50 PMNot measured1 NW Buffalo, Sangamon County, IL
2:00 PMNot measuredNiantic, Macon County, IL
2:15 PMNot measured2 NNE Elwin, Macon County, IL
3:00 PMNot measured1 N Tuscola, Douglas County, IL
3:01 PMNot measuredTuscola, Douglas County, IL
Show all 16 wind reports
TimeGustWhere
3:18 PMNot measuredNewman, Douglas County, IL
3:34 PMNot measured2 NNW Paris, Edgar County, IL
3:36 PMNot measured2 NNE Paris, Edgar County, IL
3:36 PMNot measured2 N Paris, Edgar 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.