Hail in Lee County, Illinois
Hail February 27, 2024 · Lee County, Illinois
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A report of 1 hail was relayed via mPING.
The wider storm
Following summer-like, record warmth, severe thunderstorms developed in the late afternoon of February 27th over northwest Illinois and spread east through the evening across the Chicago metro area. A total of 11 tornadoes touched down in Illinois. There were 11 tornadoes in total across the NWS Chicago area of responsibility, which is the most in a February event since official NWS tornado records began in 1950. In addition to the tornadoes, the storms produced numerous instances of severe hail and damaging straight-line wind.
Began near Maytown (41.6300, -89.3400).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1156162. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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