Pilot Index / Illinois / Jan 3, 2023

Preliminary

Storms in Illinois on Jan 3, 2023

25 published severe reports across Illinois on Jan 3, 2023.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

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

Hail reports: 5. Wind reports: 0. Tornado reports: 20.

The table and map show 25 of 25 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
Jan 3, 2023, 2:14 PM CSTHail1.00 inELGIN
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 2:14 PM CST. Hail, 1.00 in, ELGIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1069828.
Jan 3, 2023, 2:53 PM CSTHail1.00 inWAUKEGAN
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 2:53 PM CST. Hail, 1.00 in, WAUKEGAN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1069829.
Jan 3, 2023, 3:52 PM CSTTornado2 WNW ILLIOPOLIS
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 3:52 PM CST. Tornado, 2 WNW ILLIOPOLIS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:14433e4fb4d1cc0e2007a49639751db06e509c667cdc316201e149fe52c8a3fb.
Jan 3, 2023, 3:52 PM CSTTornadoLANESVILLE
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 3:52 PM CST. Tornado, LANESVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078128.
Jan 3, 2023, 4:05 PM CSTTornado3 SW LATHAM
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 4:05 PM CST. Tornado, 3 SW LATHAM. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:290e260e2661b5c417ed530e323588f026aa03ebc54f96b4baa559abff27d905.
Jan 3, 2023, 4:05 PM CSTTornadoLATHAM
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 4:05 PM CST. Tornado, LATHAM. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078129.
Jan 3, 2023, 4:33 PM CSTTornado3 WSW MAROA
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 4:33 PM CST. Tornado, 3 WSW MAROA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:1330e9a767a5deb2e144e6e361c93a6a7d524a3f3ea62529ed31d13576091f4e.
Jan 3, 2023, 4:33 PM CSTTornadoMAROA
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 4:33 PM CST. Tornado, MAROA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078130.
Jan 3, 2023, 4:35 PM CSTTornadoMAROA
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 4:35 PM CST. Tornado, MAROA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078133.
Jan 3, 2023, 4:36 PM CSTTornado1 W MAROA
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 4:36 PM CST. Tornado, 1 W MAROA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:063a9cf7e93462ec5b498803fa6a14f8670818f436ff6d3898761f08b684707d.
Jan 3, 2023, 4:38 PM CSTTornado1 W MAROA
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 4:38 PM CST. Tornado, 1 W MAROA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:81fb1ddd2f5790c8dac1497426b9970c779bd3fa73ee28d7b81c13e6ff5eef69.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:05 PM CSTTornado4 ENE MOUNT AUBURN
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:05 PM CST. Tornado, 4 ENE MOUNT AUBURN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bb7604890ebd8af13912ad03ab30437fa3b6fda7e6047840ffc355ae88220b07.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:05 PM CSTTornadoOSBERNVILLE
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:05 PM CST. Tornado, OSBERNVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078134.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:07 PM CSTHail1.75 inPARNELL
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:07 PM CST. Hail, 1.75 in, PARNELL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078197.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:17 PM CSTHail1.50 inFARMER CITY
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:17 PM CST. Hail, 1.50 in, FARMER CITY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6f68a89d9c4c6e00eeca387c97ead1b42a7678f9453a5775ce12feb31bf3f979.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:17 PM CSTHail1.50 inFARMER CITY
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:17 PM CST. Hail, 1.50 in, FARMER CITY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078198.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:38 PM CSTTornadoTROSTER
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:38 PM CST. Tornado, TROSTER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078144.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:40 PM CSTTornado3 ESE BELLFLOWER
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:40 PM CST. Tornado, 3 ESE BELLFLOWER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:c2e52ddc4261939da2f075c2c1945fdfcdc60e7bcab2bcaf2ceec0954b729e2d.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:56 PM CSTTornado3 SSE GIBSON CITY
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:56 PM CST. Tornado, 3 SSE GIBSON CITY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:38bc1ee1d94bd7bff2a8b84d8be0dae8b2012e0ec835361d88a4f9c6e4a029e5.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:56 PM CSTTornadoPROCTOR
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:56 PM CST. Tornado, PROCTOR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1069825.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:57 PM CSTTornado2 NE DECATUR
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:57 PM CST. Tornado, 2 NE DECATUR. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:62c3d01fd434eb25ebf699cc5c966d2fe223fc2f34230caee29d86cde1fb23ac.
Jan 3, 2023, 5:59 PM CSTTornado3 SSE GIBSON CITY
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 5:59 PM CST. Tornado, 3 SSE GIBSON CITY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f920c1e67598989df8bf783ba6f6335c40bd6fa0bf62da8e7a6fbad906150640.
Jan 3, 2023, 6:00 PM CSTTornadoDECATUR
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 6:00 PM CST. Tornado, DECATUR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078182.
Jan 3, 2023, 6:05 PM CSTTornado4 NNW DECATUR AIRPORT
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 6:05 PM CST. Tornado, 4 NNW DECATUR AIRPORT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0332a08861332a34eca1f94db4f789d8a7b6a43a616490d41a361a9f09d01391.
Jan 3, 2023, 6:05 PM CSTTornadoSANGAMON
Record
  • Jan 3, 2023, 6:05 PM CST. Tornado, SANGAMON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1078195.
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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