Hail — Vermilion, Illinois

2000-05-18 · near Indianola, Vermilion, Illinois

Wider weather episode

A series of thunderstorms (six) formed and moved over a two county area over a 2 and a half hour period. Over $4 million dollars worth of damage was reported. The most intense damage was reported in the Jamaica and Georgetown (Vermilion County) areas. Georgetown was hit twice within an hour's time by baseball sized hail. A green house sustained major damage. Thousands of cars sustained major hail damage, including broken windshields. Also, hundreds of homes and businesses had windows broken out and siding damaged. In Jamaica, the high school sustained around $300,000 in damage to its facilities. In Pesotum (Champaign County), eleven Illinois State Patrol squad cars sustained minor to major hail damage. A couple of the cars had windshields broken, as well as the light bars on top. Damage to the squad cars was estimated around $24,000. No injuries were reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5148865. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.