Hail — Mcdonough, Illinois

2024-05-02 · near Adair, Mcdonough, Illinois

Event narrative

Quarter to ping pong size hail covering the ground in a narrow swath.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170029. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.