Hail, Hancock
- When
- May 23, 7:23 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Carthage
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 40.420, -91.130
Flood and Hail in Illinois, May 23 to 24, 1998
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms moved across extreme Southeast Iowa into Western Illinois. There were numerous reports of water ponding along roadways and small hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 3
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 DVN wrote it up.
Heavy rain producing thunderstorms moved across extreme Southeast Iowa into Western Illinois. There were numerous reports of water ponding along roadways and small hail. In Niota a spotter measured nearly one half inch of rain in 10 minutes.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:24 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, McDonough
- When
- May 23, 7:46 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough County, Colchester
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -90.800
Flood, Hancock
- When
- May 23, 11:37 PM CST to May 24, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in North Carolina, May 23, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, May 23, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, May 23, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Iowa, May 23, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, May 23, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 23, 1998
- Hail in Iowa, May 23, 1998
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 23, 1998
- Tornado in Missouri, May 23, 1998
- Flood in Puerto Rico, May 23, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 23, 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: 5663179, 5663180, 5663181.