Hail — Greene, Illinois

2024-05-24 · near Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois

Event narrative

A photo on Twitter showed a measured golf ball sized hailstone.

Wider weather episode

Discrete thunderstorms developed in the late morning of May 24th in the free warm sector ahead of an approaching cold front. Portions of south central Illinois received multiple rounds of thunderstorms as they kept redeveloping behind ongoing convection. Overall, these areas received large hail, damaging winds, and over 8 inches of rain in some locations.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1174482. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.