Hail, Kankakee
- When
- April 21, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Kankakee County, Reddick to Herscher
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -88.230
Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 21, 1999
4 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
- 5
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 Chicago radar (KLOT), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:07 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kankakee
- When
- April 21, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kankakee County, Momence
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -87.670
Two power poles were blown down.
Hail, Kane
- When
- April 21, 7:39 PM CST
- Where
- Kane County, St Charles
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -88.320
Hail, Cook
- When
- April 21, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County, Schaumburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.030, -88.080
Hail, Du Page
- When
- April 21, 8:20 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Du Page County, Bartlett to Elmhurst
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -88.180
Hail 7/8 inch in diameter fell at Bartlett and golf ball sized hail fell at Elmhurst.
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 21 to 22, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 21, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 21 to 22, 1999
- Dust Storm in California, April 21 to 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, April 21, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 21 to 22, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, April 21 to 23, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Kansas, April 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 21 to 23, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 21 to 22, 1999
- Hail in Ohio, April 21 to 23, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 21 to 22, 1999
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, April 1999
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: 5696358, 5696359, 5696362, 5696360, 5696361.