Hail, St. Clair
- When
- May 21, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Freeburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -89.900
Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 21, 1998
City officials reported 3/4 inch hail in Freeburg and power lines down in O'Fallon.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
City officials reported 3/4 inch hail in Freeburg and power lines down in O'Fallon.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:45 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- May 21, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, O Fallon
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.600, -89.900
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
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- Hail and Heavy Rain in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
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- Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, May 21, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Utah, May 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 21, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, May 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, May 1998
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: 5643144, 5643145.