Hail — Randolph, Illinois

2025-05-16 · near Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon of May 16th, numerous supercells developed ahead of a cold front and within a favorable environment for high-end severe weather. These thunderstorms produced the St. Louis tornado which tracked into Madison County. Elsewhere, there were numerous reports of large hail and damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262250. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.