Hail — Putnam, Illinois

2022-08-20 · near Mc Nabb, Putnam, Illinois

Event narrative

A trained spotter reports estimated penny to quarter size hail.

Wider weather episode

The cold core low that moved into the area on August 19th lingered into the 20th. Sufficient instability and shear were present for the formation of many mini supercells that led to many funnel cloud reports with a couple of brief tornado touch downs.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052917. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.