Hail in Washington County, Illinois

Hail May 16, 2025 · Washington County, Illinois

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Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Richview (38.4100, -89.2200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 St. Louis (c) County 4 dead

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1262287. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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