Hail, Coles
- When
- June 21, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Coles County, 1 mi E of Charleston
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -88.170
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 21, 1997
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:12 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgar
- When
- June 21, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Edgar County, Paris
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -87.700
Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and numerous tree limbs in Paris. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.
Hail, Clark
- When
- June 21, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, 3 mi SE of Westfield
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 39.420, -87.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- June 21, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Marshall
- Coordinates
- 39.380, -87.700
Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto a home in Marshall. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- June 21, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, 1 mi S of Hunt City
- Coordinates
- 39.030, -88.020
Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs and power lines one mile south of Hunt City. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- June 21, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, West Liberty
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -88.080
Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs and power lines in West Liberty. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- June 21, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 6 mi SSE of Clay City
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -88.300
Thunderstorm winds blew down two large trees and numerous tree limbs 6 miles south southeast of Clay City. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Illinois, June 21 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 21 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 21 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Dust Storm and Lightning Strike in Oregon, June 21 to 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 21, 1997
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 1997
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: 5608752, 5608753, 5608754, 5608755, 5608756, 5608757, 5608758.