Overview
A warm, humid and unstable air mass across Illinois on March 30, 2025 fueled multiple strong to severe storms during the afternoon. Several supercells developed as produced large hail up to 1.5 inches and damaging winds as high as 85 mph. Bowing segments produced wind damage across mainly the eastern half of central Illinois. One tornado was surveyed in southern Champaign County. It produced EF-1 damage with 90 mph winds. |
Tornadoes
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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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Tornadoes that fail to impact any ratable structures on the EF-Scale are rated EF-Unknown (EF-U) |
Wind & Hail
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Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Lincoln IL 541 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0122 PM Tornado 4 SSE Ivesdale 39.89N 88.43W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL NWS Storm Survey The tornado moved from the SW corner of Champaign County to just north of Tolono. It covered 12 miles in 12 minutes doing EF1 damage to outbuildings and trees. It was 200 yds wide with a peak wind of 90 mph. 0140 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSE Urbana 40.08N 88.20W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Trained Spotter Several trees blown down on the south side of Windsor Road, between Meadow Brook Park and Philo Rd. Time estimated from radar. 0450 PM Hail Yale 39.12N 88.02W 03/30/2025 M1.00 Inch Jasper IL Cocorahs Time estimated from radar. 0105 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NW Kirksville 39.60N 88.71W 03/30/2025 M47 MPH Moultrie IL Mesonet Mesonet station FW6864 Sullivan Station Elevation: 672 ft. 0107 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Sullivan 39.60N 88.61W 03/30/2025 Moultrie IL Broadcast Media Downs trees and power lines and poles in Sullivan via Facebook post. 0117 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NW Mattoon 39.50N 88.40W 03/30/2025 Coles IL Public Photos of power poles down northwest of Mattoon on near highway 33. 0129 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Coles County Airport 39.47N 88.27W 03/30/2025 M45 MPH Coles IL ASOS ASOS station KMTO Coles Co. Mem AP Station Elevation: 685 ft. 0130 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Tolono 39.99N 88.26W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Emergency Mngr Building collapsed from high winds. 0130 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Tolono 39.99N 88.26W 03/30/2025 M55 MPH Champaign IL Emergency Mngr Pea size hail with 55 mph wind gust at Tolono. 0130 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNE Tolono 40.01N 88.25W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Emergency Mngr Morton Building collapsed at 1083 Caty Road 900 N 1.5 miles NNE of Tolono. Photos sent. 0130 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNE Tolono 40.01N 88.25W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Emergency Mngr Storage unit damaged on county road 900 just east of highway 45 1.5 miles NNE of Tolono. 0135 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 W Charleston 39.48N 88.23W 03/30/2025 Coles IL Emergency Mngr Several power poles and lines blown down west of 2.5 miles west of Charleston. 0135 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Savoy 40.06N 88.25W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Emergency Mngr Pine tree broke off from high winds and landed on a car. 0135 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Willard Airport 40.03N 88.28W 03/30/2025 M68 MPH Champaign IL ASOS ASOS station KCMI Willard Arpt Station Elevation: 742 ft. 0135 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 SW Savoy 40.02N 88.31W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Mesonet 3 car crashes on southbound I-57 at mile marker 229 from high winds. 0135 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Philo 40.01N 88.16W 03/30/2025 M50 MPH Champaign IL Emergency Mngr 0136 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Effingham 39.12N 88.54W 03/30/2025 M50 MPH Effingham IL Mesonet Marble size hail with the 50 mph wind gust in Effingham. 0140 PM Hail Effingham 39.12N 88.54W 03/30/2025 M1.00 Inch Effingham IL Mesonet 0140 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SSE Urbana 40.08N 88.19W 03/30/2025 M63 MPH Champaign IL Mesonet Mesonet station FW0668 Urbana Station Elevation: 748 ft. 0141 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NW Longview 39.92N 88.11W 03/30/2025 M54 MPH Champaign IL Mesonet Mesonet station UP773 4 NW Longview Station Elevation: 677 ft. 0145 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Royal 40.19N 87.97W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Emergency Mngr At least 8-9 power poles blown down near Royal. 0145 PM Hail Ashmore 39.53N 88.02W 03/30/2025 M1.00 Inch Coles IL Mesonet Photo sent with 1 inch hail next to a quarter. Hail lasted for about 15 minutes and ponding of water. 0145 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Saint Joseph 40.11N 88.04W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Mesonet Semi truck on west bound I-74 blown over near St Joseph by high winds. 0145 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Sidney 40.02N 88.07W 03/30/2025 E70 MPH Champaign IL Emergency Mngr Some structural damage from high winds along with power outages. 0145 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Sidney 40.02N 88.07W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Emergency Mngr Morton building damaged by high winds. 0145 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Saint Joseph 40.11N 88.04W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Emergency Mngr Power outages from high thunderstorm wind gusts. 0150 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Ogden 40.11N 87.96W 03/30/2025 M62 MPH Champaign IL CO-OP Observer 0150 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Homer 40.04N 87.96W 03/30/2025 Champaign IL Emergency Mngr Power outages in Homer from high winds. 0200 PM Rain 4 S Bondville 40.05N 88.37W 03/30/2025 M1.18 Inch Champaign IL Mesonet Mesonet station BNDI2 UI BONDVILLE CHAMPAIGN 9 SW IL US. 0200 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 7 NW Danville 40.21N 87.72W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL Amateur Radio House roof damage from strong winds on E 2430 North road. 0200 PM Hail Ashmore 39.53N 88.02W 03/30/2025 M0.75 Inch Coles IL Trained Spotter Pea to dime size hail reported in Ashmore. 0200 PM Flood Oakland 39.66N 88.03W 03/30/2025 Coles IL Trained Spotter Over 6 inches of water flowing over road from Ashmore to Oakland. 0205 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 NNW Danville 40.21N 87.67W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL Emergency Mngr Tree blown down on a house near Denmark Rd and West Newell Rd. 0205 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WSW Hoopeston 40.45N 87.71W 03/30/2025 M85 MPH Vermilion IL CO-OP Observer Measured wind gusts from 70 to 85 mph. Unofficial nearby report of 105 mph wind gust. 0207 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Rossville 40.38N 87.66W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL Broadcast Media Video showing half of large tree blowing down in backyard. 0207 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Hoopeston 40.47N 87.67W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL CO-OP Observer Tree branches blown down on power lines. About 25 percent of Hoopeston without power. 0207 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Rossville 40.38N 87.66W 03/30/2025 M70 MPH Vermilion IL Emergency Mngr 0207 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 W Bismarck 40.26N 87.67W 03/30/2025 M62 MPH Vermilion IL Emergency Mngr Wind gust of 62 mph with damage to chicken coop fence. Wind snapped old cedar posts off. 0207 PM Hail Hoopeston 40.47N 87.67W 03/30/2025 M0.75 Inch Vermilion IL CO-OP Observer Dime size hail in Hoopeston. 0207 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Hoopeston 40.47N 87.67W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL Public Video on Facebook showing tree falling down on a house in Hoopeston from strong winds. 0208 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Bismarck 40.26N 87.61W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL Public Damage Shed from strong winds in Bismarck. Facebook report. 0209 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNW Hoopeston 40.48N 87.68W 03/30/2025 M70 MPH Vermilion IL Emergency Mngr 70 mph winds at route 1 near the Iroquois and Vermilion county border with nickel hail. 0209 PM Hail Hoopeston 40.47N 87.67W 03/30/2025 M0.88 Inch Vermilion IL Emergency Mngr Nickel hail and 70 mph winds along route 1 near Iroquois and Vermilion county line. 0210 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Danville 40.14N 87.63W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL Emergency Mngr Garage destroyed in Danville near Fairchild and Griffin streets. 0210 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Danville 40.14N 87.63W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL Emergency Mngr Trees and powerlines blown down. 0210 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Vermilion Regional Airp 40.20N 87.60W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL Public Damge to out building 0.5 mile NE of Vermilion Regional Airport at 2400 North Rd and 1950 East Rd. Photo provided. 0215 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 6 E Hoopeston 40.47N 87.56W 03/30/2025 Vermilion IL Public Indiana sign along route 9 near the Indiana border damaged along with a farm shed. 0215 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Edgar County Airport 39.70N 87.67W 03/30/2025 M49 MPH Edgar IL AWOS AWOS station KPRG Edgar Co. Arpt. 0229 PM Flood Kansas 39.55N 87.94W 03/30/2025 Edgar IL Mesonet Standing water at Kansas Fire Protection District E. Hefner parking lot. 0245 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Westfield 39.46N 88.00W 03/30/2025 Clark IL Mesonet 9 power poles broken and blown down. 0325 PM Hail 3 WSW Flora 38.65N 88.54W 03/30/2025 M0.88 Inch Clay IL Emergency Mngr Nickel hail between Xenia and Flora on old route 50. 0332 PM Hail 10 SE Paris 39.51N 87.56W 03/30/2025 M0.75 Inch Edgar IL Broadcast Media Pea to Dime size hail 10 miles southeast of Paris. 0335 PM Hail Flora 38.67N 88.49W 03/30/2025 M1.00 Inch Clay IL Public Photo from Facebook of large hail in Flora. 0344 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 WSW Decatur Airport 39.83N 88.87W 03/30/2025 M46 MPH Macon IL ASOS ASOS station KDEC Decatur Arpt. 0345 PM Hail Clay City 38.69N 88.35W 03/30/2025 M1.00 Inch Clay IL Mesonet 0355 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Olney 38.76N 88.09W 03/30/2025 Richland IL Emergency Mngr Tree blown down along with pea size hail. 0400 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SW Dundas 38.80N 88.12W 03/30/2025 M49 MPH Richland IL Mesonet Mesonet station FW1422 Olney Station Elevation: 534 ft. 0403 PM Hail 1 S Flora 38.65N 88.49W 03/30/2025 M1.50 Inch Clay IL Mesonet Ping pong size hail south of Flora with photos. 0405 PM Hail 3 E Dundas 38.82N 88.04W 03/30/2025 E1.00 Inch Richland IL Public 0420 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Robinson 39.01N 87.74W 03/30/2025 Crawford IL Emergency Mngr A few powerlines blown down in Robinson along with pea size hail. 0427 PM Hail 3 E Dundas 38.82N 88.04W 03/30/2025 E0.88 Inch Richland IL Public 0435 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Effingham County Airpor 39.07N 88.53W 03/30/2025 M55 MPH Effingham IL AWOS AWOS station K1H2 Effingham Arpt. 0451 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Lawrenceville Airport 38.76N 87.60W 03/30/2025 M63 MPH Lawrence IL ASOS ASOS station KLWV Lawrenceville AP Station Elevation: 430 ft. 0455 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Mount Carmel Airport 38.61N 87.73W 03/30/2025 M49 MPH Lawrence IL AWOS AWOS station KAJG Mt Carmel Arpt Station Elevation: 425 ft. 0501 PM Hail 3 N Vincennes Universit 38.73N 87.52W 03/30/2025 E0.75 Inch Lawrence IL Public Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
Photos & Video
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Tolono Warehouse (NWS Damage Survey) |
Tolono Warehouse (NWS Damage Survey) |
Tree snapped off - SW of Tolono (NWS Damage Survey) |
Radar near Tolono (NWS) |
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