Hail in Douglas County, Illinois

Hail caused significant damage to the roofs, windows, and siding of numerous houses in Tuscola. Hundreds of vehicles sustained major window and body damage. Two men were injured when they were struck in the head by large hailstones.

A cold front interacted with a warm and humid airmass to produce clusters of severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening of May 21st. Most of the storms were concentrated in a corridor from far southeastern McLean and northern Piatt counties southeastward across Champaign, Vermilion, northern Douglas, and northern Edgar counties. Very large hail up to the size of grapefruits was reported near Tuscola in Douglas County. In addition, thunderstorm cells repeatedly training over the same locations produced flash flooding in two narrow corridors across east central Illinois.