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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
844 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0314 PM Hail 1 NE Curran 39.75N 89.75W
05/16/2025 M0.88 Inch Sangamon IL Trained Spotter
Near the Wabash Ave exit on I-72.
0316 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NNE Southern View 39.77N 89.64W
05/16/2025 Sangamon IL Utility Company
Power poles were broken and power lines were
blown down in the Harvard Park neighborhood.
0317 PM Hail 2 ENE Southern View 39.76N 89.62W
05/16/2025 M1.75 Inch Sangamon IL Trained Spotter
0320 PM Hail 1 SW Riverton 39.83N 89.56W
05/16/2025 M1.50 Inch Sangamon IL Trained Spotter
Near Camp Butler National Cemetery.
0349 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Shelbyville 39.41N 88.81W
05/16/2025 Shelby IL Broadcast Media
Several large tree limbs were blown down.
0354 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg Mattoon 39.48N 88.37W
05/16/2025 Coles IL Emergency Mngr
Multiple power lines were blown down across
Mattoon.
0400 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg Arcola 39.68N 88.31W
05/16/2025 Douglas IL Public
A few trees were blown down.
0402 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Boody 39.77N 89.05W
05/16/2025 Macon IL Emergency Mngr
A car lot roof was partially blown off and
multiple trees were blown down.
0404 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Willard Airport 40.04N 88.27W
05/16/2025 M69 MPH Champaign IL ASOS
0411 PM Dust Storm 2 WSW Urbana 40.10N 88.24W
05/16/2025 Champaign IL Broadcast Media
Shared camera footage from on top of
Memorial Stadium in Champaign looking due
West of a dense, large wall of dust outside
of town. Reports of zero visibility from
this dust cloud.
0414 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 W Decatur Airport 39.84N 88.90W
05/16/2025 Macon IL Emergency Mngr
*** 1 INJ ***
A tree fell onto a house on Bayview Drive.
One person sustained a head injury.
0415 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg Urbana 40.11N 88.21W
05/16/2025 Champaign IL Broadcast Media
A tree was blown down.
0415 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Mount Zion 39.78N 88.87W
05/16/2025 Macon IL Public
A flag pole was snapped.
0415 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSE Decatur 39.81N 88.94W
05/16/2025 Macon IL Public
Multiple trees were blown down near Lake
Decatur.
0415 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Decatur 39.85N 88.95W
05/16/2025 Macon IL Emergency Mngr
Numerous tree branches and power lines were
blown down across Decatur.
0418 PM Dust Storm 2 SW White Heath 40.06N 88.55W
05/16/2025 Piatt IL Broadcast Media
Reported a video of dense blowing dust along
I-72 east of Monticello. Visibility near
zero within the cloud.
0420 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg Mahomet 40.20N 88.41W
05/16/2025 Champaign IL Trained Spotter
A few trees were damaged.
0425 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Ogden 40.12N 87.95W
05/16/2025 Champaign IL Emergency Mngr
Several semis were blown over on I-74 near
Ogden.
0443 PM Dust Storm Kenney 40.10N 89.09W
05/16/2025 De Witt IL Emergency Mngr
Emergency manager reports little to no
visibility around Kenney due to blowing
dust.
0443 PM Dust Storm Wapella 40.22N 88.96W
05/16/2025 De Witt IL Emergency Mngr
Emergency manager reports little to no
visibility around Wapella due to blowing
dust.
0445 PM Dust Storm 1 ESE East Lynn 40.46N 87.78W
05/16/2025 Vermilion IL Public
Emergency manager reports one half to one
quarter mile of visibility on Route 9
between Rankin and Hoopeston.
0446 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SW Altamont 39.05N 88.77W
05/16/2025 Effingham IL Emergency Mngr
Tree branches were blown across Route 40
southwest of Altamont.
0448 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 E Altamont 39.07N 88.71W
05/16/2025 Effingham IL Emergency Mngr
A power line was blown down at Route 40 and
500th Street.
0451 PM Dust Storm 2 SE Le Roy 40.32N 88.74W
05/16/2025 McLean IL Public
Reports that Interstate 74 is closed from
Downs to Mansfield due to no visibility in
dense, blowing dust.
0451 PM Dust Storm Mclean 40.32N 89.17W
05/16/2025 McLean IL Emergency Mngr
Reporting multiple 911 calls regarding low
to zero visibility in McLean.
0452 PM Dust Storm Downs 40.40N 88.87W
05/16/2025 McLean IL Broadcast Media
Relayed a video of a very large and very
dense wall of dust moving into the town.
Visibility appears to be non-existent.
0452 PM Dust Storm Heyworth 40.31N 88.98W
05/16/2025 McLean IL Broadcast Media
Relayed a video of a very large and very
dense wall of dust moving into the town.
Visibility appears to be non-existent.
0453 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 SE Shumway 39.14N 88.61W
05/16/2025 Effingham IL Public
Power lines were blown down across Lake Sara
Road.
0453 PM Dust Storm Central Illinois Airpor 40.48N 88.91W
05/16/2025 McLean IL ASOS
KBMI reported one quarter mile visibility
and blowing dust at 2153 UTC with a 51 knot
wind gust. This limited visibility was
reported until 2205 UTC.
0455 PM Dust Storm 1 N Farmer City 40.26N 88.64W
05/16/2025 De Witt IL Public
Emergency manager reported a multiple
vehicle accident on I-74 just outside of
Farmer City, with zero visibility still
being reported.
0456 PM Dust Storm 3 SSW Towanda 40.52N 88.92W
05/16/2025 McLean IL NWS Employee
Relayed photos of a very large and very
dense wall of dust moving into the town.
Visibility appears to be non-existent.
0457 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 WSW Effingham 39.09N 88.63W
05/16/2025 Effingham IL Emergency Mngr
Power lines were blown down at Route 40 and
900th Street.
0457 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNW Effingham 39.15N 88.57W
05/16/2025 Effingham IL Emergency Mngr
A power line was blown down at Lakewood
Manor.
0459 PM Dust Storm Rankin 40.46N 87.90W
05/16/2025 Vermilion IL Emergency Mngr
Stop sign was snapped off post at the
intersection of Routes 9 and 49.
0459 PM Dust Storm Rankin 40.46N 87.90W
05/16/2025 Vermilion IL Emergency Mngr
Power outages reported.
0500 PM Hail Robinson 39.01N 87.74W
05/16/2025 E3.00 Inch Crawford IL Emergency Mngr
0500 PM Hail Robinson 39.01N 87.74W
05/16/2025 E2.75 Inch Crawford IL Public
0500 PM Hail 1 NNE Robinson 39.02N 87.73W
05/16/2025 M2.00 Inch Crawford IL Mesonet
0503 PM Dust Storm Saybrook 40.43N 88.53W
05/16/2025 McLean IL Emergency Mngr
Reports of power outages due to multiple
lines down.
0505 PM Funnel Cloud Robinson 39.01N 87.74W
05/16/2025 Crawford IL Emergency Mngr
0505 PM Hail 2 W Robinson Municipal 39.01N 87.68W
05/16/2025 E2.75 Inch Crawford IL Storm Chaser
0509 PM Hail Robinson 39.00N 87.74W
05/16/2025 M1.00 Inch Crawford IL Law Enforcement
0516 PM Funnel Cloud Palestine 39.01N 87.61W
05/16/2025 Crawford IL Trained Spotter
0520 PM Dust Storm 1 NW Fisher 40.33N 88.36W
05/16/2025 Champaign IL Public
Video of blowing dust outside of Fisher with
less than half mile visibility.
0533 PM Hail 1 N Coles County Airpor 39.49N 88.28W
05/16/2025 E1.25 Inch Coles IL Public
0549 PM Hail Sigel 39.23N 88.50W
05/16/2025 E1.00 Inch Shelby IL Public
Broadcast media relayed viewer report of
quarter sized hail in Sigel.
0549 PM Hail Effingham 39.12N 88.54W
05/16/2025 E1.75 Inch Effingham IL Public
Broadcast media relayed viewer report of
golf ball sized hail in Effingham.
0610 PM Hail 3 SSW Jewett 39.17N 88.26W
05/16/2025 E1.75 Inch Cumberland IL Public
0616 PM Hail 3 S Greenup 39.20N 88.15W
05/16/2025 E1.50 Inch Cumberland IL Public
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