Hail in Fayette County, Illinois

Hail February 19, 2026 · Fayette County, Illinois

1 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

The St. Louis forecast area was within an open warm sector during the afternoon of February 19th. Moisture and warm air advection resulted in increased instability, and multi-cell clusters fired off in south-central IL. One of these thunderstorms produced severe hail in Bond and Fayette counties.

Began near Shobonier (38.8700, -89.0900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1319932. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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