Storm reports — Saturday, August 16, 2025

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 2 tornado reports, 34 hail reports and 139 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Aug 16, 2025 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in IL, WI, IN.

2tornado reports
34hail reports · largest 3.00″
139wind reports · peak 89 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
23:48—1 N HomerChampaignILDelayed report. Received pictures and video of a tornado briefly touching down just north of Homer... IL in a field. EF-U. (ILX)
23:48—3 Ene HomerVermilionILCorrects previous tornado report from 1 N Homer. Drone footage showed a barn lost its roof and corn damage was seen along Catlin-Homer Road just west of county road 200 (ILX)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
18:121.00″4 Ne Cross PlainsDaneWIReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)
18:511.00″1 S OregonDaneWIReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)
19:201.50″2 W JanesvilleRockWISocial media report from local storm chaser of the size of ping pong balls on the west side of Janesville. Time estimated from radar. (MKX)
19:201.00″2 Nw JanesvilleRockWIReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)
19:201.00″2 Ssw WyevilleMonroeWITime of hail estimated with radar. (ARX)
19:211.00″3 Sw JanesvilleRockWIReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)
19:221.00″1 Nnw JanesvilleRockWIPublic Facebook report via video of many hailstones shredding leaves off a backyard tree; size estimated. Time estimated by radar. (MKX)
19:251.00″3 Ne JanesvilleRockWIReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)
19:381.75″1 W New LisbonJuneauWICorrects previous hail report from 1 W New Lisbon for time based on radar. Golf ball size hail reported west of New Lisbon. (ARX)
19:401.00″ClintonRockWIReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX)
19:401.50″1 N ClintonRockWIImage of ping-pong ball sized hail from a social media report... with a quarter for scale. (MKX)
19:581.75″1 W New LisbonJuneauWIGolf ball size hail reported west of New Lisbon. (ARX)
20:151.00″1 Nnw Vermilion RegionaVermilionILDelayed report relayed via broadcast media of 1 inch hail stone at 1515pm from public viewer. (ILX)
20:161.00″4 W Big SpringAdamsWIPublic reports 1 inch hail. Time confirmed with radar. (ARX)
20:511.00″2 Se BelvidereBooneILRelayed via mping. (LOT)
20:511.00″WoodstockMchenryILRelayed via mping. (LOT)
20:541.00″1 Nw BelvidereBooneILReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT)
21:041.50″1 Sw Port BarringtonMchenryILRelayed via mping. (LOT)
21:051.25″CaryMchenryILRelayed via mping. (LOT)
21:251.25″1 E PalatineCookIL(LOT)
21:281.00″Rolling MeadowsCookILHarper College. Multiple large branches also broken. (LOT)
21:331.00″Arlington HeightsCookIL1333 Chicago Ave. (LOT)
21:341.00″2 E Pittsfield TownshipWashtenawMI(DTX)
21:381.00″1 S Des PlainesCookIL(LOT)
21:391.00″1 Se Mount ProspectCookILReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT)
21:441.25″Des PlainesCookILReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LOT)
22:121.00″1 Ne WoodridgeDupageILPhoto shared on social media shows 1 hail. (LOT)
22:141.50″3 Sw NapervilleDupageILRelayed via mping. (LOT)
22:551.00″18 N Hay SpringsSheridanNE(LBF)
00:191.00″WinslowStephensonIL(DVN)
00:242.00″2 Nw WinslowGreenWIReport from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (MKX)
00:333.00″1 N WinslowStephensonILReport from mPING. This report was corroborated with photographic evidence of a jagged hailstone around 3 to 3.5 inches in diameter. (DVN)
01:151.00″4 N RoseDubuqueIADelayed report from Mud Lake Park. Time estimated from radar. (DVN)
02:501.00″4 W EllenboroGrantWINickel to quarter sized hail reported near the Lancaster Airport. (ARX)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
13:26damageVolgaBrookingsSDSocial Media Report: Received a picture of estimated 4-5 inch diameter branches down. (FSD)
15:16damagePloverPortageWITree down. Delayed report. Time estimated by radar. (GRB)
15:50damageWild RoseWausharaWITree down. Time estimatd by radar. (GRB)
16:05damagePoy SippiWausharaWITree down. Time estimatd by radar. (GRB)
16:37damage1 W OshkoshWinnebagoWITrees down... mainly in the southwest part of the city. Time estimated by radar. (GRB)
17:0558 mph2 Sw Fond Du LacFond Du LacWIASOS station KFLD Fond Du Lac Airport. (MKX)
17:30damage4 Nw KekoskeeDodgeWICorrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 4 NW Kekoskee. Mesonet station MAYW3 Horicon. (MKX)
18:35damage4 S KnightsvilleDorchesterSCEmergency manager reports one tree down on roadway at Beech Hill Road and Windward Dr. (CHS)
18:55damage3 Se Spring LakeHancockINPicture of a tree snapped about 5 feet off the ground. Time estimated from radar. (IND)
19:20damageJanesvilleRockWIDispatch reports tree damage across Janesville. (MKX)
19:20damage4 Ene OakdaleMonroeWIEmergency manager reports numerous trees down along County Line near Grosbeak and Funnel Rd. Nearby measured wind gusts of 44mph in Cutler and 47 at Camp Douglas. Time (ARX)
19:37damage4 Nw CutlerJuneauWIEmergency reports trees down on power line on CTY H north of Hwy21. Nearby wind observation in Cutler gusted to 44mph. (ARX)
19:52damage2 Wnw Fox LakeDodgeWIPublic report of roof blown off and paneling pulled away from the side of a shed... with sheet metal blown about 200 ft away. Soybean crop also damaged. (MKX)
20:02damageHowellLivingstonMITrees were reported down across Central Livingston County... particularly in and around Howell. (DTX)
20:03damage3 Ne HowellLivingstonMIFour downed trees and 10 to 12 large limbs downed between Latson Road and N Eager Road along M-59. (DTX)
20:0759 mph5 Nw WestfieldMarquetteWIPersonal weather station recording 59 mph wind gust... as well as estimated nickel to quarter sized hail. (MKX)
20:12damageShell RockButlerIASeveral large tree limbs down in town. Delayed report. (DMX)
20:15damage3 N PlainvilleAdamsWITrees down on Freedom Ct with powerlines down. Time estimated with radar. (ARX)
20:24damage4 Sse BriggsvilleColumbiaWISocial media report of tree damage with large branches down... as well as bent corn. Time estimated by radar. (MKX)
20:33damage1 Se PortageColumbiaWILarge tree uprooted along Highway 16 in Portage. Time estimated from radar. (MKX)
20:33damagePortageColumbiaWILarge tree limb down in Portage. Time estimated from radar. (MKX)
20:33damage5 Sw KingstonGreen LakeWIMultiple reports from the Dalton area of tree damage and downed trees. Dalton Rod and Gun Club posted images on Facebook regarding damage to their property... including (MKX)
20:38damage5 Wsw KingstonGreen LakeWITrees and power lines down in Dalton... along with structural damage to lumberyard on west side of town and rod and gun club on south side. Time estimated from radar. (MKX)
20:40damageBelvidereBooneILSeven trees down at the corner of Whitney Blvd and 2nd Street... the largest 4 feet in diameter. Power lines also down. (LOT)
20:40damageBelvidereBooneIL3-4 foot diameter trees snapped on North Appleton Rd between Douglas and Maryland. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
20:40damage1 N WoodstockMchenryILTree on a house along Clay Street in Woodstock. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
20:42damage1 Se BelvidereBooneILBoone County EM reports numerous trees down along the southeast side of town. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
20:4260 mph4 Sw KingstonGreen LakeWIEstimated 60 MPH winds and penny size hail in Dalton. (MKX)
20:45damageWoodstockMchenryILWoodstock Police Department reports multiple power lines downed in Woodstock. Relayed by McHenry County EMA. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
20:47damage4 Ese CovingtonFountainINThunderstorm winds downed power poles on West Public Service Road and blew metal roofing into fields on both sides of US Highway 136 1/8 to 1/4 mile west of Interstate (IND)
20:47damage2 Nw Trout ValleyMchenryILNumerous trees down... some into powerlines and on cars. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
20:47damage1 N BelvidereBooneIL6-12 inch diameter branches broken near Jackson and Gardner in Belvidere. (LOT)
20:50damage1 N BelvidereBooneILUpdated report. Two two-foot diameter trees downed near Jackson and Gardner in Belvidere. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
20:50damageFox LakeDodgeWISocial media picture of tree damage... with a large branch down. Time estimated by radar. (MKX)
20:51damage1 Ese AlgonquinMchenryILTree down on 3 cars on Webster street near rt 62 and 31. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
20:51damage1 Nne AlgonquinMchenryILPhoto shared to social media shows large branched broken from tops of trees near Main Street and Cary Road in Algonquin. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
20:58damage2 S AlgonquinKaneILTree down on Woodcrest Lane. Time Estimated. (LOT)
21:00damage1 E WayneDupageILMany large trees uprooted... large branches broken... and parts of corn fields flattened near Oak Lawn Farm (roughly Fabian and Kirk Roads). (LOT)
21:00damageFox River GroveMchenryILPhotos showed numerous trees and tree limbs blown down from Lions Park through the Foxmoor Subdivision. Some trees were uprooted. (LOT)
21:00damage3 N Fox LakeDodgeWILarge tree took out two other trees as it fell down on north shore of Fox Lake. (MKX)
21:02damage1 Ne CarpentersvilleKaneILPublic report of multiple branches broken from tree near Carpentersville. (LOT)
21:02damage2 Nne CarpentersvilleKaneILTwo large trees were blown down onto County Line Road near the Cook-Kane County border. (LOT)
21:02damage1 N Fox River GroveMchenryILNumerous photos shared to social media of large branches broken in and near Cary. At least one tree uprooted. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
21:04damage1 S Sleepy HollowKaneILTree blown down into the road near Sleepy Hollow Road and Boncosky Road. Time Estimated. (LOT)
21:05damage2 Ne Barrington HillsLakeILDowned trees... branches... and power lines. Hail of unknown size as well. Time estimated from radar. (LOT)
21:06damage2 Ese Fox River GroveLakeILPhoto shared via social media shows several inch diameter branch broken near Northwest Highway and Kelsey Road. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
21:06damageBeaver DamDodgeWITrees and powerlines down in Beaver Dam. (MKX)
21:08damage1 N Barrington HillsLakeILVillage of Barrington reported via social media that multiple tree branches broken in the area. Public report of large tree branch blocking Oak Knoll Road west of Barri (LOT)
21:1065 mph4 Sw Pingree GroveKaneILnear RT 47 and Plato. (LOT)
21:10damage2 E ElginCookIL1 inch diameter branches broken near Elgin due to thunderstorm outflow. (LOT)
21:12damage4 Ne Lily LakeKaneILTree down blocking Lenz Road near Muirhead Road. Time Estimated. (LOT)
21:19damage2 S ClarksvilleIoniaMIScattered trees and powerlines down across the Clarksville & Lake Odessa areas. Time estimated via radar. (GRR)
21:21damage1 Nw DekalbDe KalbILPhotos depict an uprooted softwood tree and 8 to 12 inch diameter tree limb snapped in the vicinity of Greenbrier Court. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
21:2258 mph3 W CrossvilleCumberlandTNKCSV measured a 50 kt wind gust. No damage reported. (OHX)
21:22damageBartlettCookIL1 ft diameter tree snapped at Spaulding and Stroger. (LOT)
21:22damage1 Ne MilanWashtenawMIHalf dozen or more tree branches downed. Estimated winds of 55 mph. (DTX)
21:23damageHoffman EstatesCookILSeveral tree limbs 8 to 12 inches in diameter were blown down near Mundhank Road and South Freeman Road. (LOT)
21:24damage3 E IrvingBarryMI2 Trees down on Woodschool Rd near State Rd. Time estimated via radar. (GRR)
21:24damage2 W FreeportBarryMIA few powerlines down. Time estimated via radar. (GRR)
21:25damage2 Se PalatineCookILMultiple photos shared to social media show numerous branches broken southeast of Palatine. Most branches at least multiple inches in diameter. At least one tree trunk (LOT)
21:26damage2 Ne DekalbDe KalbILPhoto shared to social media shows large tree branch broken between Dekalb and sycamore. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
21:2673 mph3 Nnw DekalbDe KalbIL(LOT)
21:30damageSchaumburgCookILPhotos and videos shared to social media show few inch diameter branches downed. Rotted tree uprooted or snapped in vicinity. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
21:30damageRolling MeadowsCookILPhotos showed numerous tree limbs blown down on Cardinal Drive. (LOT)
21:35damage2 Ssw Mount ProspectCookILPortion of roof removed from apartment building near Huntington Commons Road and Linneman Road in Mount Prospect. Photo shared via social media shows debris from roof d (LOT)
21:36damage3 Se OkemosInghamMITree down & Jolly and Meridian resulting in road closure. Time estimated via radar. (GRR)
21:36damage1 Nw OkemosInghamMITwo large branches down. Time estimated via radar. (GRR)
21:39damage3 S Maple ParkKaneILPower pole snapped near Harter Road and County Line Road south of Maple Park. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
21:40damage2 Nw NilesCookILNewspaper article with pictures showing numerous tents blowen around and destroyed at the Niles Founders Day festivities at Golf Mill Park. Also was some downed trees. (LOT)
21:44damageKanevilleKaneILflattened corn near Main street just west of Bunker Road. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
21:44damageElburnKaneILTrees down on power lines and vehicles. Time estimated. (LOT)
21:51damage2 Nne Sugar GroveKaneILTree down on Bliss Road. Time Estimated. (LOT)
21:53damage1 Nnw SandwichDe KalbILPhoto shows large branch broken near Pleasant Avenue and Castle Street in Sandwich. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
21:53damage4 W North AuroraKaneILTrees down on houses and trees blocking roads near Tanner Road and Terrace Drive. Time Estimated. (LOT)
21:55damage2 Ne Sugar GroveKaneILTree blown down on Winthrop New Road. Time Estimated. (LOT)
21:55damage2 Ne Sugar GroveKaneILTrees up to one foot diameter downed or split. Multiple trees blocking Bliss Road. Time estimated from radar and other reports. (LOT)
22:00damage1 Sw North AuroraKaneILTree down blocking Exposition Avenue. Time Estimated. (LOT)
22:03damage2 Nnw MontgomeryKaneILTrees down on power lines and vehicles near Prairie Street and Edgelawn Drive. Time Estimated. (LOT)
22:03damage1 S LisleDupageILPhotos shared on social media show several 3 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs down as well as a 12 inch diameter tree snapped at base in the vicinity of the intersection o (LOT)
22:06damageAuroraKaneILPhoto shared on social media showed a large section of a healthy tree split and blocking part of a residential road. (LOT)
22:22damage1 Sw Arlington HeightsCookILPublic report of a large tree branch downed in Arlington Heights. (LOT)
22:28damagePardeevilleColumbiaWIA few tree limbs down on campers at campsite near Pardeeville. (MKX)
22:30damageSunbrightMorganTNMultiple trees down... along with a tree down on a car... and a barn roof has been blow down. (MRX)
22:35damage1 Se RomeovilleWillILPhoto shared to social media shows roofing material pulled from strip mall near Romeo Road and IL-53. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
22:40damageNew LenoxWillILVery large tree limbs snapped and blown down the street. (LOT)
22:43damage1 Ene LockportWillILMultiple photos shared to social media show large branches broken in Lockport. Some branches at least several inches in diameter. One large trunk of a rotted tree fell (LOT)
22:44damage1 Se LockportWillILWhole trees snapped in the vicinity of Lockport High School baseball fields. (LOT)
22:57damage4 E ManhattanWillILPublic report of small branches broken east of Manhattan. (LOT)
23:22damageLakelandLanierGATree down in Lakeland at Miller St and West Thigpen Ave. (TAE)
23:30damage3 Wsw Sweetwater CreekDouglasGATree fell on powerlines blocking Bomar Road. (FFC)
23:40damage1 Ene HomerChampaignILDrone footage and Sentinel satellite data showed circular damage to corn... just west of the Vermilion County line and north of county road 1100N... consistent with a m (ILX)
23:43damage3 Ssw FithianVermilionILSentinel satellite data showed a number of areas with corn damage... south of the intersection of Lincoln Trail Rd and county road 300E. (ILX)
23:45damage3 Ne HomerVermilionIL2 inch tree limbs down along county road 130E south of the Salt Fork. Report from CoCoRaHS observer IL-CP-1. (ILX)
23:45damage3 Ene GeorgetownCassINtree fell onto vehicle and is blocking road. (IWX)
23:45damage3 Wnw DunkirkCassIN1 tree uprooted and 1 tree snapped. time estimated form radar. (IWX)
23:48damage3 Ene HomerVermilionILDrone footage and Sentinel satellite data showed a barn lost its roof and corn damage was seen along Catlin-Homer Road just west of county road 200E... consistent with (ILX)
23:50damage2 Ene HomerVermilionILCorn laid down in a NE-SW direction north of county road 1250N and west of county road 130E. Report from CoCoRaHS observer IL-CP-1. (ILX)
00:3959 mph4 W HavreHillMTASOS station KHVR Havre Airport. (TFX)
01:3559 mph1 Nnw WestfieldHamiltonIN(IND)
01:35damage3 Nw WestfieldHamiltonINHome siding damage in Osborne Trails subdivision at 193rd and Spring Mill Roads. (IND)
01:35damage2 Sw TotoStarkeIN26 large trees damaged in a 1 acre lot. (IWX)
01:51damage2 Ne CarmelHamiltonINNumerous trees down in a defined area of Westfield and Carmel along with two reports of trees on houses. (IND)
01:56damage2 W Piper CityFordILTree in roadway with power lines down near intersection of 1300 E and 2450 N near Piper City. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
02:0062 mph2 N CastletonHamiltonINAWOS station KUMP 1 N Castleton. (IND)
02:05damageChesterfieldMadisonINA few trees and power pole snapped. Time estimated from radar. (IND)
02:0572 mph5 Nw BeltCascadeMTBelt NW mesonet station. (TFX)
02:22damage3 Sse ZionsvilleMarionINSeveral trees downed. (IND)
03:1468 mph10 S UptonWestonWY(UNR)
03:4164 mph2 Ene OsageWestonWY(UNR)
03:4277 mph2 Ene OsageWestonWY(UNR)
04:17damage2 Ssw Monroe ReservoirMonroeIN*** 1 INJ *** One camper at Hardin Ridge campsite was injured when a tree fell on her tent. Numerous trees downed nearby. (IND)
04:19damage1 E Fairfax State RecreMonroeINSeveral areas of storm damage near the Fourwinds marina with trees down and damage to docks and walkways. There was some damage to boats on the lake as well. (IND)
04:34damage3 Ene OoliticLawrenceINMultiple trees downed. (IND)
04:5058 mph1 Ene Mud ButteMeadeSD(UNR)
04:5889 mph13 Ne NewellButteSD(UNR)
05:0964 mph13 Ne NewellButteSD(UNR)
05:1859 mph13 S Fort BelknapBlaineMTMesonet station FBLM8 Fort Belknap RAWS. (TFX)
06:5563 mphAlgonquinMchenryILSocial media report of 63.2 mph wind gust on personal weather station. (LOT)
07:0759 mph7 Sse MeadowPerkinsSD(UNR)
07:2463 mphOhare AirportCookILCorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from Ohare Airport. ASOS station KORD Chicago OHare. (LOT)
07:30damage1 Wsw BensenvilleDupageILNumerous trees down with power outages. (LOT)
07:33damageGlen EllynDupageILLarge tree at least 1 foot in diameter uprooted blocking street. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
07:3561 mph1 N La Grange ParkCookILMeasured wind gust of 61 mph. (LOT)
07:38damage2 Wsw York CenterDupageILSeveral downed trees and limbs. (LOT)
07:39damage2 Ssw York CenterDupageILHighland Ave closed at 31st street due to downed power lines. (LOT)
07:46damage1 S Downers GroveDupageILSeveral large tree limbs at least 6 to 12 inches in diameter downed near 59th and Carpenter. (LOT)
07:52damage2 S Downers GroveDupageILDowned power lines... snapped trunk and several large branches down in the vicinity of 63rd St and Main St. (LOT)
07:58damageMarkhamCookILPhoto shared on social media shows 8 inch diameter tree limb snapped. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
07:5860 mph3 Sw BurbankCookILCorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 NNE Palos Hills. Peak wind gust of 60 mph. (LOT)
07:59damage1 S Oak ForestCookILLarge tree reported down on 167 street east of Central Ave. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
08:02damageHarveyCookILTree at least one foot in diameter snapped at base. (LOT)
08:11damageCreteWillILPhoto shows a large tree and power lines blown down blocking the road near Exchange Street and Perry Street. Additional trees and power lines blown down near Selleck St (LOT)
08:3067 mph2 W St. JohnLakeINPersonal weather station KINSAINT45. (LOT)
08:31damageMarkhamCookILMultiple trees and wires down. (LOT)
08:4861 mph4 W Trail CityCorsonSDMesonet station 178 Trail City (SDDOT). (ABR)
08:5062 mph1 Wnw LaplantDeweySDLaPlant SDSU. (ABR)
09:49damageMomenceKankakeeILPower lines down in the town. (LOT)
10:56damage3 Sw WestfieldChautauquaNYDowned tree on Creamery Road in Westfield. (BUF)
11:09damageEllingtonChautauquaNYDowned tree at the intersection of Rt 62 and Young Street in Ellington. (BUF)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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