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April 17, 2026
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April 17, 2026
508
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508
Hail reports
158
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258
Tornado reports
92
Largest hail
3.25"
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April 17, 2026 storm activity
| Time | Event | Impact | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:55 PM | wind | Wind reported | Wheatfield, IN Jasper County | Photo shared on social media showed damaged fence and large playground set rolled out of yard. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 11:49 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 ENE Lakes of the Four, IN Porter County | Photo shared on social media showing 1 foot in diameter hardwood tree uprooted. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 11:45 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 SE Tilton, IL Vermilion County | A tree was blown over at IL Route 1 and Moore Street. (ILX) |
| 11:45 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 SSE Tilton, IL Vermilion County | [Delayed Report] - Several trees blown over onto roadways around Tilton. At least one power pole was broken... with others leaning. (ILX) |
| 11:45 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 WNW Kentland, IN Newton County | Numerous powerlines and poles were reported down south of 1300 South from US 41 to State Line Road. (LOT) |
| 11:45 PM | tornado | Tornado report | Tilton, IL Vermilion County | EF0... peak wind speed 85 mph... path length 0.4 mi. The tornado did only tree damage as it quickly moved west to east. (ILX) |
| 11:35 PM | wind | 59 mph wind | 3 S Altus, OK Jackson County | (OUN) |
| 11:33 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 SW St. John, IN Lake County | Report of tree limbs downed. (LOT) |
| 11:31 PM | wind | 68 mph wind | 4 WNW Cedar Lake, IN Lake County | Measured at an Ambient PWS. (LOT) |
| 11:31 PM | wind | 68 mph wind | 6 E Goodenow, IL Will County | A personal weather station recorded a 68 mph gust south of Dyer just west of the IL-IN state line. (LOT) |
| 11:25 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 2 SSW Kentland, IN Newton County | An NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds near 90 mph... path width of 3.2 miles... and maximum width of 50 yards impacted the south side of Kentla (LOT) |
| 11:25 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 NW Kentland, IN Newton County | Newton County EMS reported numerous power poles down south of CR 1300S from the IL-IN state line east to US-41 northwest of Kentland. Time estimated using radar. (LOT) |
| 11:22 PM | wind | Wind reported | Beecher, IL Will County | Report relayed via social media of power poles and trees down in Beecher... including a video of an apparent fire started by a branch on a power line. Time estimated by (LOT) |
| 11:18 PM | wind | Wind reported | Momence, IL Kankakee County | Photo shared on social media of softwood trees snapped and fences damaged. Time estimated by social media. (LOT) |
| 11:15 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 N Stoutsburg, IN Jasper County | Report relayed of damaged power poles on County Road 350 and near Brook... as well as on State Road 55 north of Goodland. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 11:15 PM | wind | 62 mph wind | 2 SW Papineau, IL Iroquois County | Measured at an Ambient PWS. (LOT) |
| 11:12 PM | wind | 64 mph wind | 3 NE Navy Pier, IL LMZ741 County | The Harrison-Dever Crib recorded a 56 kt wind gust. (LOT) |
| 11:11 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 4 ESE Woodland, IL Iroquois County | An NWS damage survey determined an EF-2 tornado with peak winds near 115 mph... path length of 11 miles... and path width of 150 yards impacted mainly rural portions of (LOT) |
| 11:11 PM | wind | Wind reported | Watseka, IL Iroquois County | Emergency manager reported extensive tree damage in Watseka... particularly around the southeast side of town. Numerous uprooted trees and snapped tree trunks were note (LOT) |
| 11:10 PM | wind | 73 mph wind | Watseka, IL Iroquois County | Emergency manager recorded a 73 mph wind gust in Watseka. Time estimated using radar. (LOT) |
| 11:09 PM | wind | Wind reported | Manteno, IL Kankakee County | Reports of tree damage in the Manteno area. Time estimated using radar. (LOT) |
| 11:08 PM | wind | 62 mph wind | 1 W Northerly Island, IL Cook County | A personal weather station recorded a 62 mph gust in the South Loops community area of Chicago. (LOT) |
| 11:08 PM | wind | 65 mph wind | Indian Head Park, IL Cook County | (LOT) |
| 11:04 PM | wind | 59 mph wind | Willard Airport, IL Champaign County | (ILX) |
| 10:55 PM | wind | 60 mph wind | 3 SE Hobart, OK Kiowa County | (OUN) |
| 10:55 PM | wind | Wind reported | Bonfield, IL Kankakee County | Report relayed on social media of downed power poles and trees in Bonfield. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 10:52 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 ENE Seymour, IL Champaign County | A power pole was leaning over near Route 47 just east of Seymour. (ILX) |
| 10:51 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 1 ENE Seymour, IL Champaign County | EF0... max wind speed 85 mph... path length 0.88 mi. The tornado touched down just south of Rt 10 and damaged a power pole and quickly moved east-northeast. It did mino (ILX) |
| 10:51 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 WNW New Melle, MO St. Charles County | Caller reported large trees twisted off and lying in different directions. Wrought iron outdoor table and chairs blown into yard... few shingles missing from new roof. (LSX) |
| 10:50 PM | wind | 65 mph wind | 2 S Buckingham, IL Kankakee County | A personal weather station recorded a 65 mph gust south of Buckingham. (LOT) |
| 10:50 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 W Moscow Mills, MO Lincoln County | Power poles down. Time estimated from radar. (LSX) |
| 10:49 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 NNW Paxton, IL Ford County | Report of an eight inch diameter tree branch broken off of a tree near the intersection of Oak St and American St in Paxton. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 10:49 PM | wind | Wind reported | Loda, IL Iroquois County | Grain bins were destroyed in Loda. Exact location unknown. Time estimated using radar. (LOT) |
| 10:46 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 5 WNW Loda, IL Ford County | An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds near 95 mph... path length of 9.3 miles... and maximum width of around 150 yards moved from eastern Ford C (LOT) |
| 10:45 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 NNW Fidelity, MO Jasper County | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree into powerlines south of Carthage. (SGF) |
| 10:43 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 4 SW Troy, MO Lincoln County | Corrects previous tornado report from 4 SW Troy. NWS survey team found an EF-1 tornado southwest of Troy... MO. The tornado produced mostly tree damage along its 3.72 m (LSX) |
| 10:43 PM | wind | Wind reported | 5 SW Troy, MO Lincoln County | Via email: roof of old farm outbuilding peeled back... small farm outbuilding collapsed on itself... large tree branch snapped from top of perhaps dead tree. (LSX) |
| 10:43 PM | wind | Wind reported | Villa Park, IL DuPage County | Many small branches downed in Villa Park... IL... during storm winds. (LOT) |
| 10:42 PM | wind | Wind reported | 2 SW White Heath, IL Piatt County | Power pole down. (ILX) |
| 10:42 PM | wind | 58 mph wind | Decatur Airport, IL Macon County | (ILX) |
| 10:40 PM | wind | Wind reported | 1 ESE Mackinaw, IL Tazewell County | A grain bin was blown into a ditch and several power lines were downed. (ILX) |
| 10:39 PM | wind | Wind reported | Rolling Meadows, IL Cook County | Photo shared on social media of tree roughly 2 feet in diameter snapped. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 10:38 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 3 SSE De Land, IL Piatt County | EF1... peak wind speed 100 mph... path length 2.36 mi. The tornado set down west of a farmstead and collapsed an empty... 90 ft concrete grain silo. It also blew out th (ILX) |
| 10:35 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 2 E Holstein, MO Warren County | Power lines down. Time estimated from radar. (LSX) |
| 10:35 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 SW Lodge, IL Piatt County | [Delayed Report] - Farm outbuilding destroyed. Possible tornado. (ILX) |
| 10:32 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 1 W Gibson City, IL Ford County | An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph... path length of 4.9 miles... and maximum width of around 100 yards impacted Gibson City. The t (LOT) |
| 10:30 PM | wind | Wind reported | 3 WNW Oronogo, MO Jasper County | Report of a broken power pole due to thunderstorm winds north of Webb City. (SGF) |
| 10:30 PM | wind | Wind reported | Gibson City, IL Ford County | Structure damage was reported around parts of Gibson City... including one business which had large portions of metal siding ripped off. Tree damage was also reported i (LOT) |
| 10:29 PM | tornado | Tornado report | 3 WNW Treloar, MO Warren County | Corrects previous tornado report from 3 WNW Treloar. NWS survey team found an EF-1 tornado mostly south of Pinckney. The tornado produced tree damage. It had a path len (LSX) |
| 10:28 PM | wind | Wind reported | 4 SSW Cuba, IL Fulton County | Missing roof and barn destroyed. Possible tornado. Time estimated from radar. (ILX) |
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