Thunderstorm Wind in LAWRENCE, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 16:55:00 to 13-JUL-04 17:09:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.  Several trees and power lines were blown down onto Illinois Route 33 closing the roadway until the debris could be cleared.

Thunderstorm Wind in WOODFORD, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 14:23:00 to 13-JUL-04 14:23:00 (CST)
Location: ROANOKE
Magnitude: 65 EG
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A microburst occurred 1.5 miles north northeast of Roanoke.  It caused extensive damage to a cornfield.  The microburst area was about 50 yards wide and half a mile in length.  No structural damage was observed.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 14:07:00 to 13-JUL-04 14:35:00 (CST)
Location: LUDLOW
Magnitude: 78 EG
Property damage: 2.2M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A line of severe thunderstorms moved southeast across the eastern half of Champaign County.  In Ludlow, at least 40 homes sustained minor to major damage as well as several businesses.  Three large grain bins were destroyed and numerous trees and power lines were blown down.  Widespread tree and power line damage was reported in Gifford, Penfield, Rantoul and Ogden.  A semi was blown over on I-57 near Ludlow but the driver was not injured.

Thunderstorm Wind in VERMILION, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 14:35:00 to 13-JUL-04 14:55:00 (CST)
Location: FITHIAN
Magnitude: 61 EG
Property damage: 500K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A line of severe thunderstorms moved from northwest to southeast across Vermilion County.  There was widespread tree and power line damage.  Several small grain bins and barns were destroyed.  In Oakwood, the roof of a truck stop was severely damaged.  Several semis were blown over on I-74 near Oakwood and near Fithian.  The drivers were uninjured.

Thunderstorm Wind in DE WITT, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 14:55:00 to 13-JUL-04 14:55:00 (CST)
Location: FARMER CITY
Magnitude: 55 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several power lines and large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PIATT, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 14:57:00 to 13-JUL-04 15:15:00 (CST)
Location: MANSFIELD
Magnitude: 58 EG
Property damage: 800K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.  Several fallen trees landed on homes causing minor to moderate damage.  A grain elevator sustained minor damage.  Also, a semi was blown over on I-74 near Mansfield.  The driver sustained minor injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 15:07:00 to 13-JUL-04 15:20:00 (CST)
Location: MAHOMET
Magnitude: 61 EG
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.  Several trees landed on unoccupied cars damaging them.  Also, a few homes sustained minor roof damage from fallen tree limbs.

Flash Flood in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 16:00:00 to 13-JUL-04 16:45:00 (CST)
Location: CHAMPAIGN
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Very heavy rain fell over a short amount of time causing street flooding in Champaign and Urbana.

Tornado in WOODFORD, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 13:34:00 to 13-JUL-04 13:54:00 (CST)
Location: METAMORA
Tornado F-scale: F4
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The tornado touched down around 234 pm CDT approximately 1.75 miles north-northeast of Metamora in western Woodford County.  The tornado traveled southeast for about 2.5 miles, before beginning a temporary eastward jog between county roads 1300E and 1400E. The tornado curved southeast again, striking the Parsons Company, Inc.'s manufacturing plant around 241 pm CDT.  The plant was severely damaged by the tornado.  Approximately 140 people were in the plant at the time, but all personnel made it to storm shelters in time (approximately 3 to 5 minutes before the tornado arrived).  Steel beams and metal siding from the plant were found approximately three quarters of a mile east in a farm field. From the plant, the tornado continued east, just south of Illinois Route 116/117, affecting 4 farmsteads approximately 1/2 to 1 mile east of the plant.  Two of the farmsteads closest to the plant (about 1/2 to 3/4 mile east) had the 2-story houses completely blown away, with only debris remaining in the basements and nearby property.  The other two farmsteads had significant damage to the 2-story houses with outbuildings demolished.  The center of the tornado tracked about 100 yards south of the houses located on the south side of the road.From the plant to the farmsteads, the average width of the tornado was 400 yards and was close to 1/4 mile wide at times.  The greatest tornado intensity was during this approximately 1 mile stretch and has been rated F4 by the National Weather Service.At this point, the tornado began to move more east-southeast and caused significant damage to a barn near the intersection of County Roads 1300N and 1600E, about 2.5 miles southwest of Roanoke. The tornado continued to move east-southeast and damaged a house about 1.25 miles south-southwest of Roanoke, near the intersection of County Roads 1300N and 1700E.  The tornado crossed 1300N shortly afterward and curved sharply to the southeast. The tornado lifted around 254 pm about 2 miles southeast of Roanoke, at County Road 1900E.

Tornado in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 13:52:00 to 13-JUL-04 13:52:00 (CST)
Location: NORMAL
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A tornado briefly touched down in a field.  No damage or injuries were reported.

Hail in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 13:55:00 to 13-JUL-04 14:59:00 (CST)
Location: NORMAL
Magnitude: 4.25 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A large swath of hail fell from the northwest portions of McLean County southeastward to Saybrook.  Most of the hail ranged in size from three quarters of an inch to one and three quarters of an inch.  Four and one quarter inch hail was reported in Hudson.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLES, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 16:47:00 to 13-JUL-04 16:57:00 (CST)
Location: HUMBOLDT
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.  One tree fell onto a house causing minor damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in DOUGLAS, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 15:50:00 to 13-JUL-04 16:10:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Numerous large tree limbs and several trees were blown down countywide.  In Arthur, several tents were blown over at the fair.  No injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in EDGAR, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 15:10:00 to 13-JUL-04 15:25:00 (CST)
Location: CHRISMAN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down between Chrisman and Paris.

Thunderstorm Wind in EDGAR, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 15:55:00 to 13-JUL-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Location: CHRISMAN
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A second severe thunderstorm moved through blowing down a few more trees and power lines between Chrisman and Paris.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLES, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 16:26:00 to 13-JUL-04 16:30:00 (CST)
Location: MATTOON
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CUMBERLAND, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 17:04:00 to 13-JUL-04 17:05:00 (CST)
Location: TOLEDO
Magnitude: 50 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAWFORD, ILLINOIS
From 13-JUL-04 16:44:00 to 13-JUL-04 16:54:00 (CST)
Location: ROBINSON
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Several trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.  One tree fell onto the porch of a house in Robinson, damaging it.