Storms in Illinois on May 28, 2020

14 published severe reports across Illinois on May 28, 2020.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

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

Hail reports: 0. Wind reports: 2. Tornado reports: 12.

The table and map show 14 of 14 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
May 28, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado		5 NNE DUNLAP	Record May 28, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 NNE DUNLAP. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:84a4360ad1e1daf1d942d010797a3c2b57a23534af164865e75c147adfec987f.
May 28, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado		EDELSTEIN	Record May 28, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT. Tornado, EDELSTEIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:891348.
May 28, 2020, 4:40 PM CDT	Wind	60 mph	WEST HALLOCK	Record May 28, 2020, 4:40 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, WEST HALLOCK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:891351.
May 28, 2020, 5:40 PM CDT	Tornado		ATWATER	Record May 28, 2020, 5:40 PM CDT. Tornado, ATWATER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3580edb1279f94f630b760bafe6c075b57dd75543b85f3e1976f6df2843c58f7.
May 28, 2020, 5:45 PM CDT	Tornado		WAGGONER	Record May 28, 2020, 5:45 PM CDT. Tornado, WAGGONER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bac68395d6c1e4115be6185b701287e0086c31880a6dab747eae151e49e7e243.
May 28, 2020, 5:46 PM CDT	Tornado		3 SE ATWATER	Record May 28, 2020, 5:46 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 SE ATWATER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:60cadb29d4f19ee15a1e497815e554b47995593d64ab0ba681bdfc709d2ba1b7.
May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT	Tornado		ATWATER	Record May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT. Tornado, ATWATER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:d40932f29571ae85d9934605000cd48770b1321d978c1a1202ffc7c72cc7c127.
May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT	Tornado		BARNETT	Record May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT. Tornado, BARNETT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:887466.
May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT	Wind	64 mph	BARNETT	Record May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, BARNETT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:905752.
May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT	Tornado		3 NNE BETHANY	Record May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 NNE BETHANY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6f41bcaeb5d0a637d0d3e8d427e7979ed03e0ed9ef203919f084c3be066bb0c8.
May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT	Tornado		1 N BETHANY	Record May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 N BETHANY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:c0977cbcb1e1b08cd4d72503037f946c5fe33ddf2e55fdb801c05e2e596a380a.
May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT	Tornado		BETHANY	Record May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT. Tornado, BETHANY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:891349.
May 28, 2020, 7:34 PM CDT	Tornado		2 NW LOVINGTON	Record May 28, 2020, 7:34 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 NW LOVINGTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5619a3b9ca1227dc5cbb18dcdd072f9e2ee39ed8c8dfdbe0c67d297c4e94e71d.
May 28, 2020, 7:34 PM CDT	Tornado		ULLRICH	Record May 28, 2020, 7:34 PM CDT. Tornado, ULLRICH. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:891350.

Tornado

May 28, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT

5 NNE DUNLAP
Record
- May 28, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 NNE DUNLAP. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:84a4360ad1e1daf1d942d010797a3c2b57a23534af164865e75c147adfec987f.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT

EDELSTEIN
Record
- May 28, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT. Tornado, EDELSTEIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:891348.
Wind, 60 mph

May 28, 2020, 4:40 PM CDT

WEST HALLOCK
Record
- May 28, 2020, 4:40 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, WEST HALLOCK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:891351.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 5:40 PM CDT

ATWATER
Record
- May 28, 2020, 5:40 PM CDT. Tornado, ATWATER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3580edb1279f94f630b760bafe6c075b57dd75543b85f3e1976f6df2843c58f7.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 5:45 PM CDT

WAGGONER
Record
- May 28, 2020, 5:45 PM CDT. Tornado, WAGGONER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bac68395d6c1e4115be6185b701287e0086c31880a6dab747eae151e49e7e243.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 5:46 PM CDT

3 SE ATWATER
Record
- May 28, 2020, 5:46 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 SE ATWATER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:60cadb29d4f19ee15a1e497815e554b47995593d64ab0ba681bdfc709d2ba1b7.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT

ATWATER
Record
- May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT. Tornado, ATWATER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:d40932f29571ae85d9934605000cd48770b1321d978c1a1202ffc7c72cc7c127.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT

BARNETT
Record
- May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT. Tornado, BARNETT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:887466.
Wind, 64 mph

May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT

BARNETT
Record
- May 28, 2020, 5:50 PM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, BARNETT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:905752.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT

3 NNE BETHANY
Record
- May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 NNE BETHANY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6f41bcaeb5d0a637d0d3e8d427e7979ed03e0ed9ef203919f084c3be066bb0c8.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT

1 N BETHANY
Record
- May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 N BETHANY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:c0977cbcb1e1b08cd4d72503037f946c5fe33ddf2e55fdb801c05e2e596a380a.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT

BETHANY
Record
- May 28, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT. Tornado, BETHANY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:891349.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 7:34 PM CDT

2 NW LOVINGTON
Record
- May 28, 2020, 7:34 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 NW LOVINGTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5619a3b9ca1227dc5cbb18dcdd072f9e2ee39ed8c8dfdbe0c67d297c4e94e71d.
Tornado

May 28, 2020, 7:34 PM CDT

ULLRICH
Record
- May 28, 2020, 7:34 PM CDT. Tornado, ULLRICH. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:891350.

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.

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