Hail — Knox, Illinois

2024-06-25 · near Altona, Knox, Illinois

Wider weather episode

A cold front triggered a broken line of thunderstorms across north-central Illinois during the evening of June 25th. Some of the cells produced wind gusts of around 60 mph, with one storm dropping golf ball-sized hail in Altona in Knox County. Excessive rainfall rates from another storm created localized flash flooding in Canton in Fulton County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1187054. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.