Hail — Putnam, Illinois

2020-06-03 · near Hennepin, Putnam, Illinois

Wider weather episode

An extended period of showers and thunderstorms affected the area June 3-5. The first of these events occurred during morning hours of June 3rd when a a line of thunderstorms moved from eastern Iowa into northwest Illinois along the Interstate 80 corridor and quickly intensified. This line of thunderstorms produced hail, heavy rains, and damaging winds in Henry, Bureau, Putnam, and Warren Counties. One to two inches of rain was reported in a short period of time.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 895134. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.