Hail — Clark, Illinois

2018-05-15 · near Westfield, Clark, Illinois

Wider weather episode

A stationary frontal boundary extending across south-central Illinois provided the focus for thunderstorm development during the afternoon and evening of May 15th. One supercell formed in Christian County and produced an EF-0 tornado east of Palmer. A second supercell developed further east in Moultrie County, then tracked eastward to the Indiana border producing sporadic wind damage and hail as large as golf balls.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 750137. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.