Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- June 20, 12:52 AM CST
- Where
- Randolph County, 3 mi SE of Sparta
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -89.670
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 20, 1998
A severe thunderstorm dropped 3/4 inch hail for about 10 minutes in Sparta. Thunderstorm winds gusts also downed trees around Sparta and Tilden.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 4
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm dropped 3/4 inch hail for about 10 minutes in Sparta. Thunderstorm winds gusts also downed trees around Sparta and Tilden.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:53 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Randolph
- When
- June 20, 12:55 AM CST to 1:05 AM CST
- Where
- Randolph County, Sparta
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.120, -89.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- June 20, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Randolph County, Sparta
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.120, -89.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- June 20, 1:05 AM CST
- Where
- Randolph County, Tilden
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -89.680
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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- Flash Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, June 20, 1998
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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: 5648893, 5648894, 5648895, 5648896.