Hail — Lee, Illinois

2024-02-27 · near Woodhaven Lakes, Lee, Illinois

Wider weather episode

Following summer-like, record warmth, severe thunderstorms developed in the late afternoon of February 27th over northwest Illinois and spread east through the evening across the Chicago metro area. A total of 11 tornadoes touched down in Illinois. There were 11 tornadoes in total across the NWS Chicago area of responsibility, which is the most in a February event since official NWS tornado records began in 1950. In addition to the tornadoes, the storms produced numerous instances of severe hail and damaging straight-line wind.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1156165. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.