Hail, La Salle
- When
- April 10, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle County, 5 mi N of Streator
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.180, -88.830
Hail in Illinois, April 10, 1999
Thunderstorms moved from LaSalle County east through the southwest and south suburbs of Chicago dumping hail from marble to golfball size. Some places had hail covering the ground a couple inches deep.
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
- 6
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 LOT wrote it up.
Thunderstorms moved from LaSalle County east through the southwest and south suburbs of Chicago dumping hail from marble to golfball size. Some places had hail covering the ground a couple inches deep.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Grundy
- When
- April 10, 3:26 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County, Mazon to 2 mi of Coal City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.230, -88.400
Hail, Kane
- When
- April 10, 3:26 PM CST
- Where
- Kane County, Aurora
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.770, -88.320
Hail, Will
- When
- April 10, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Will County, 5 mi W of Wilmington
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -88.250
Hail, Cook
- When
- April 10, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County, Park Forest to Hazel Crest
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -87.680
Hail, Will
- When
- April 10, 4:22 PM CST to 4:28 PM CST
- Where
- Will County, Monee to Crete
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -87.730
What these are
- 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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- Hail in Kentucky, April 10, 1999
- Hail in Iowa, April 10, 1999
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: 5696350, 5696351, 5696352, 5696353, 5696355, 5696354.