A line of severe thunderstorms moved across central and southeast Illinois during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 15th.  The storms produced widespread wind damage.  A few of the storms produced large hail and one produced a weak tornado.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:42:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELKHART
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in LOGAN, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:50:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHESTNUT
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Hail in SANGAMON, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:52:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUFFALO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 15:02:00 to 15-JUN-08 15:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOWNS
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Hail in MACON, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 15:10:00 to 15-JUN-08 15:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: NIANTIC
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in EDGAR, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 16:40:00 to 15-JUN-08 16:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: METCALF
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in JASPER, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 17:36:00 to 15-JUN-08 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEWTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Hail in VERMILION, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 15:58:00 to 15-JUN-08 15:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOOPESTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in FULTON, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 13:55:00 to 15-JUN-08 13:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: CANTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in TAZEWELL, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:25:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: TREMONT
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Hail in LOGAN, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:26:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: SAN JOSE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm Wind in WOODFORD, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:34:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOODFIELD
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOGAN, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:42:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: HARTSBURG
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 8.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A few large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:46:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: HUDSON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous tree limbs were blown down.  One tree limb fell on a person causing a minor head injury.

Thunderstorm Wind in WOODFORD, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:49:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: SECOR
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down.  In addition, a house near El Paso had part of its roof blown off.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 15:43:00 to 15-JUN-08 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: SEYMOUR
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Several large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in VERMILION, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 15:58:00 to 15-JUN-08 15:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOOPESTON
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 35.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Numerous large tree limbs and a power pole were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 16:10:00 to 15-JUN-08 16:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: SIDNEY
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Several tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHLAND, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 17:50:00 to 15-JUN-08 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: OLNEY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 35.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAWRENCE, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 18:18:00 to 15-JUN-08 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUMNER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in PEORIA, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:08:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: ORANGE PRAIRIE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A large tree was uprooted near the intersection of Route 150 and Route 6.

Thunderstorm Wind in TAZEWELL, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:11:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: CREVE COEUR
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Numerous trees, large tree limbs and power lines were blown down.  In addition, an A frame house was destroyed when 2 large trees fell on it.

Thunderstorm Wind in TAZEWELL, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:15:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREEN VLY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Numerous trees were blown down along Route 29.

Thunderstorm Wind in PEORIA, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:15:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: BARTONVILLE
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in TAZEWELL, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:19:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: PEKIN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in TAZEWELL, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 14:30:00 to 15-JUN-08 14:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MORTON
Magnitude: 62.00 MG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in FULTON, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 13:43:00 to 15-JUN-08 13:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: IPAVA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 70.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down between Ipava and Canton.  Other impacted communities included Cuba, Fiatt and Smithfield.

Thunderstorm Wind in MASON, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 13:55:00 to 15-JUN-08 13:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: MANITO
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 8.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A few trees were blown down in Manito.

Tornado in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 15-JUN-08 15:08:00 to 15-JUN-08 15:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLFAX
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado formed in an open field northwest of Colfax and tracked to the southeast.  The tornado ripped off one fourth of the roof of a home on the northwest side of Colfax and damaged several trees.  As the tornado continued southeast into Colfax, it caused minor damage to the roofs of three more homes and one business, as well as several trees.  The tornado dissipated within the town of Colfax.  The wind speeds with the tornado were estimated as high as 85 MPH.