A cold front triggered a line of strong to severe thunderstorms across central Illinois during the late afternoon and evening of April 30th.  One of the storms spawned a brief rain-wrapped tornado in rural McLean County southwest of Colfax.  No damage was reported.  Other storms along the line produced hail as large as half dollars and a few damaging wind gusts.  The storms primarily impacted locations from the I-55 corridor eastward to I-57 before weakening as they tracked further east later in the evening.

Hail in SANGAMON, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 16:33:00 to 30-APR-22 16:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHATHAM
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in LOGAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 16:53:00 to 30-APR-22 16:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: ATLANTA
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in LOGAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 17:13:00 to 30-APR-22 17:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: ATLANTA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CHRISTIAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 17:26:00 to 30-APR-22 17:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: TAYLORVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 17:31:00 to 30-APR-22 17:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOWNS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CHRISTIAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 17:40:00 to 30-APR-22 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: PALMER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CHRISTIAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 17:44:00 to 30-APR-22 17:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: TAYLORVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in MACON, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 18:02:00 to 30-APR-22 18:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT ZION
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in MACON, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 18:18:00 to 30-APR-22 18:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT ZION
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in PIATT, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 18:30:00 to 30-APR-22 18:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEMENT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 18:42:00 to 30-APR-22 18:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: IVESDALE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 18:56:00 to 30-APR-22 19:01:00 (CST-6)
Location: SAVOY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in CHRISTIAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 16:57:00 to 30-APR-22 17:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: SICILY
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A few shingles were blown off a home and large tree branches were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 16:40:00 to 30-APR-22 16:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: STANFORD
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CHRISTIAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 16:57:00 to 30-APR-22 17:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: SICILY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tornado in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 30-APR-22 17:46:00 to 30-APR-22 17:47:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLFAX
Tornado F-scale: EFU
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tornado touched down in an open field south of 1800 North and just west of North 3200 East Road about 3 miles southwest of Colfax at 6:46 PM CDT.  It tracked north-northeastward and became shrouded in rain before quickly dissipating by 6:47 PM CDT.  No damage was observed.