Hail — Hancock, Illinois

2024-03-31 · near Carthage, Hancock, Illinois

Event narrative

Report received from social media, with radar estimated times.

Wider weather episode

Widespread showers and storms were seen through March 31, with one severe storm that tracked through southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and through central Illinois. This storm was a long lived supercell thunderstorm that produced hail upwards to ping pong ball sized in Macomb Illinois, with tennis ball sized as this storm progressed through central Illinois.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166149. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.