Hail in McDonough County, Illinois

Hail May 2, 2024 · McDonough County, Illinois

1.25 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail report received on social media.

The wider storm

Two severe storms tracked across McDonough County during the late afternoon and early evening of May 2, 2024. The first one produced large hail up to golf ball size. The second storm tracking nearly across the same areas produced large hail and some damaging winds. Heavy rains with the two storms resulted in some minor flooding of some creeks with some shallow water flowing across some county roadways.

Began near Bardolph (40.5200, -90.5400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1170025. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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