Hail, Macon
- When
- April 10, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Macon County, (Dec)decatur Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.830, -88.870
Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 10, 1999
8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 9
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), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:37 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Macon
- When
- April 10, 8:09 PM CST
- Where
- Macon County, Mt Zion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -88.880
Hail, Champaign
- When
- April 10, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Champaign County, 3 mi NW of Mahomet
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.230, -88.430
Hail, Piatt
- When
- April 10, 8:56 PM CST
- Where
- Piatt County, Atwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.800, -88.470
Hail, Douglas
- When
- April 10, 8:56 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Garrett to 2 mi of Garrett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.800, -88.450
Hail, Moultrie
- When
- April 10, 8:56 PM CST
- Where
- Moultrie County, 6 mi NE of Fairbanks
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -88.470
Hail, Champaign
- When
- April 10, 9:06 PM CST to 9:22 PM CST
- Where
- Champaign County, Tolono to St Joseph
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.980, -88.250
Hail, De Witt
- When
- April 10, 9:42 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt County, Birkbeck to Parnell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.180, -88.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Vermilion
- When
- April 10, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vermilion County, Armstrong
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -87.870
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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- High Wind in New Mexico, April 10, 1999
- Hail in Illinois, April 10, 1999
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 10, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 10, 1999
- Hail in Illinois, April 10, 1999
- Hail in Ohio, April 10, 1999
- 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: 5695465, 5695466, 5695467, 5695468, 5695469, 5695470, 5695471, 5695472, 5695473.