Hail — Macoupin, Illinois

2023-08-06 · near Staunton, Macoupin, Illinois

Event narrative

Numerous severe hail reports came from Staunton at around 7PM CST with sizes ranging from 1.00 to 1.50.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective complex caused severe thunderstorms to develop in west central, south central, and southwest Illinois during the afternoon and evening hours of August 6th. There were numerous reports of severe hail up to 1.50 and a few reports of severe wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145003. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.