Storms in Illinois on Aug 16, 2018

5 published severe reports across Illinois on Aug 16, 2018.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 2. Wind reports: 1. Tornado reports: 2.

The table and map show 5 of 5 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
Aug 16, 2018, 4:38 PM CDT	Tornado		2 SE SMITHFIELD	Record Aug 16, 2018, 4:38 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 SE SMITHFIELD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f5ffce5d032ed0ad1d88f54551e126ba5b07158c7bdf97721d3e90b1750b96a1.
Aug 16, 2018, 4:38 PM CDT	Tornado		SMITHFIELD	Record Aug 16, 2018, 4:38 PM CDT. Tornado, SMITHFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:780905.
Aug 16, 2018, 9:18 PM CDT	Hail	1.75 in	3 SSW ATHENS	Record Aug 16, 2018, 9:18 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 3 SSW ATHENS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f9182eb5c41cb617ecdf24af8b875c4f43c4d6c83c8787b4ad76393efca32df9.
Aug 16, 2018, 9:18 PM CDT	Hail	1.75 in	ATHENS	Record Aug 16, 2018, 9:18 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, ATHENS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:780927.
Aug 16, 2018, 10:40 PM CDT	Wind	60 mph	SPRINGFIELD	Record Aug 16, 2018, 10:40 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, SPRINGFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:780933.

Tornado

Aug 16, 2018, 4:38 PM CDT

2 SE SMITHFIELD
Record
- Aug 16, 2018, 4:38 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 SE SMITHFIELD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f5ffce5d032ed0ad1d88f54551e126ba5b07158c7bdf97721d3e90b1750b96a1.
Tornado

Aug 16, 2018, 4:38 PM CDT

SMITHFIELD
Record
- Aug 16, 2018, 4:38 PM CDT. Tornado, SMITHFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:780905.
Hail, 1.75 in

Aug 16, 2018, 9:18 PM CDT

3 SSW ATHENS
Record
- Aug 16, 2018, 9:18 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 3 SSW ATHENS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f9182eb5c41cb617ecdf24af8b875c4f43c4d6c83c8787b4ad76393efca32df9.
Hail, 1.75 in

Aug 16, 2018, 9:18 PM CDT

ATHENS
Record
- Aug 16, 2018, 9:18 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, ATHENS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:780927.
Wind, 60 mph

Aug 16, 2018, 10:40 PM CDT

SPRINGFIELD
Record
- Aug 16, 2018, 10:40 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, SPRINGFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:780933.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

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