Hail in Monroe County, Illinois

Hail March 13, 2024 · Monroe County, Illinois

1.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A discrete thunderstorm that produced up to 1.50 inch hail in Jefferson County, MO, weakened as it crossed the Mississippi River. It quickly regained strength and produced up to 1.75 inch hail in and around the towns of Renault and Ames. This storm would go on to produce hail in Randolph County.

The wider storm

A warm front provided focus for convective initiation during the afternoon and evening of March 13th. Discrete thunderstorms grew upscale and produced up to 1.75 inch hail in portions of southwest Illinois with the largest stones falling in southern Monroe and Randolph Counties.

Began near Renault (38.1476, -90.1364).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1163934. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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