Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- November 15, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 20 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 38.570, -90.070
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 15, 1989
5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 20
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- November 15, 5:03 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.820, -89.950
Hail, Clinton
- When
- November 15, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -89.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Bond
- When
- November 15, 5:40 AM CST
- Where
- Bond County
- Coordinates
- 38.900, -89.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- November 15, 5:50 AM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -88.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- November 15, 6:05 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -89.150
Hail, Clinton
- When
- November 15, 6:15 AM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -89.370
Hail, Effingham
- When
- November 15, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Effingham County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -88.530
Hail, Jasper
- When
- November 15, 7:10 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.980, -88.170
Hail, Alexander
- When
- November 15, 11:10 AM CST
- Where
- Alexander County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -89.430
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair | 1989-11-15 | Direct |
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, November 15, 1989
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, November 15, 1989
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, November 15, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, November 15, 1989
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, November 15, 1989
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, November 15, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, November 15, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, November 15, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, November 15, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Florida, November 15, 1989
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10005246, 10005247, 10005248, 10005249, 10005250, 10005251, 10005252, 10005253, 10005254, 10005255.