Hail — Putnam, Illinois

2020-06-22 · near Florid, Putnam, Illinois

Event narrative

A member of the general public reported quarter to half dollar size hail.

Wider weather episode

Numerous round of showers and thunderstorms moved across northwest Illinois during the day on the 22nd as a storm system interacted with numerous outflow boundaries and a quasi stationary front that remained across the area. These storms brought heavy rains of 1 to 2 inches across the area and one storm produced half dollar size hail in Putnam County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 898905. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.