Hail in Knox County, Illinois
Hail August 15, 2024 · Knox County, Illinois
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
The wider storm
A cold front interacting with a highly unstable airmass triggered a line of severe thunderstorms across west-central Illinois during the evening of August 15th. The storms swept across Knox County, northern Peoria County, and Stark County...producing scattered wind damage and hail as large as quarters. One cell spawned a brief EF-1 tornado northwest of West Jersey in Stark County. The tornado caused mainly tree damage before quickly dissipating.
Began near Knoxville (40.9000, -90.2700).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1212885. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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