Storms in Illinois on Jul 15, 2021

12 published severe reports across Illinois on Jul 15, 2021.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

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

Hail reports: 4. Wind reports: 8. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 12 of 12 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
Jul 15, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT	Wind	70 mph	KENT	Record Jul 15, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, KENT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:964499.
Jul 15, 2021, 12:10 AM CDT	Wind	64 mph	LANARK	Record Jul 15, 2021, 12:10 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, LANARK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:964500.
Jul 15, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT	Wind	70 mph	FREEPORT	Record Jul 15, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, FREEPORT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:964501.
Jul 15, 2021, 12:33 AM CDT	Wind	69 mph	SHIRLAND	Record Jul 15, 2021, 12:33 AM CDT. Wind, 69 mph, SHIRLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967180.
Jul 15, 2021, 1:09 AM CDT	Wind	63 mph	BELVIDERE	Record Jul 15, 2021, 1:09 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, BELVIDERE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967182.
Jul 15, 2021, 1:31 AM CDT	Wind	63 mph	MARENGO	Record Jul 15, 2021, 1:31 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, MARENGO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967181.
Jul 15, 2021, 1:39 AM CDT	Wind	63 mph	GENOA	Record Jul 15, 2021, 1:39 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, GENOA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967183.
Jul 15, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	MOUNT PULASKI	Record Jul 15, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MOUNT PULASKI. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ec1f54768aa8c20f8d623d0206a16daab9e6b5dc6554a501768e5786052a3544.
Jul 15, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	MT PULASKI	Record Jul 15, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MT PULASKI. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:966276.
Jul 15, 2021, 5:21 PM CDT	Hail	1.75 in	ELLIOTT	Record Jul 15, 2021, 5:21 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, ELLIOTT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967184.
Jul 15, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT	Hail	1.75 in	4 SSW ELLIOTT	Record Jul 15, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 4 SSW ELLIOTT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a0d800ebc489d106c6ee3929ec789d5c60044f21d3a4fe5b71f0456300d4147f.
Jul 15, 2021, 9:50 PM CDT	Wind	64 mph	BENTON	Record Jul 15, 2021, 9:50 PM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, BENTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:965480.

Wind, 70 mph

Jul 15, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT

KENT
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, KENT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:964499.
Wind, 64 mph

Jul 15, 2021, 12:10 AM CDT

LANARK
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 12:10 AM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, LANARK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:964500.
Wind, 70 mph

Jul 15, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT

FREEPORT
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT. Wind, 70 mph, FREEPORT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:964501.
Wind, 69 mph

Jul 15, 2021, 12:33 AM CDT

SHIRLAND
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 12:33 AM CDT. Wind, 69 mph, SHIRLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967180.
Wind, 63 mph

Jul 15, 2021, 1:09 AM CDT

BELVIDERE
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 1:09 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, BELVIDERE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967182.
Wind, 63 mph

Jul 15, 2021, 1:31 AM CDT

MARENGO
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 1:31 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, MARENGO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967181.
Wind, 63 mph

Jul 15, 2021, 1:39 AM CDT

GENOA
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 1:39 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, GENOA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967183.
Hail, 1.00 in

Jul 15, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT

MOUNT PULASKI
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MOUNT PULASKI. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ec1f54768aa8c20f8d623d0206a16daab9e6b5dc6554a501768e5786052a3544.
Hail, 1.00 in

Jul 15, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT

MT PULASKI
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MT PULASKI. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:966276.
Hail, 1.75 in

Jul 15, 2021, 5:21 PM CDT

ELLIOTT
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 5:21 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, ELLIOTT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:967184.
Hail, 1.75 in

Jul 15, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT

4 SSW ELLIOTT
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 4 SSW ELLIOTT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a0d800ebc489d106c6ee3929ec789d5c60044f21d3a4fe5b71f0456300d4147f.
Wind, 64 mph

Jul 15, 2021, 9:50 PM CDT

BENTON
Record
- Jul 15, 2021, 9:50 PM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, BENTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:965480.

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.

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