Hail — Richland, Illinois

2024-03-05 · near Noble, Richland, Illinois

Wider weather episode

A slow-moving cold front interacting with an unseasonably warm and humid airmass triggered scattered thunderstorms in the Illinois River Valley during the late evening of March 4th. A few of the strongest cells produced hail as large as quarters. As the front continued eastward, additional scattered storms with penny-sized hail occurred across portions of Richland and Lawrence counties during the early morning of March 5th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154950. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.