Hail — Richland, Illinois

2020-03-03 · near Olney, Richland, Illinois

Wider weather episode

A wave of low pressure tracking along a stationary frontal boundary draped just north of the Ohio River triggered showers and thunderstorms across southeast Illinois during the early morning hours of March 3rd. A few of the cells produced marginally severe hailstones, with the largest being dime to penny-sized in Olney in Richland County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 879222. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.