Hail in Shelby County, Illinois

Hail March 22, 2026 · Shelby County, Illinois

1.25 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

Following a cold frontal passage, a broken line of elevated thunderstorms developed during the evening in an airmass that featured steep mid-level lapse rates supportive of large hail development. The storms produced hail ranging from the size of peas to half dollars along and southeast of a Shelbyville to Paris line, with the largest hail occurring in Shelby and Jasper counties.

Began near Duvall (39.4500, -88.7600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323911. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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