Illinois, 1999Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 18, 1999
August 18, 1999 · NWS ILX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $758,000
- Crop damage
- $4.0 million
- 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.
Hail, Schuyler
- When
- August 18, 9:35 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler County, Rushville to 1 mi of Rushville
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $758,000
- Crop damage
- $4.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.130, -90.580
Hail up to baseball size fell, especially to the north and west of Rushville. Hundreds of cars were damaged by the hail. Numerous houses sustained roof damage and thousands of acres of corn and soybeans damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 18, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Cass County, Beardstown
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -90.430
Several trees blown down.
Hail, Morgan
- When
- August 18, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County, 1 mi SW of Jacksonville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -90.250
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, August 18, 1999$30,000 · 1 event
- Flood and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 18, 1999$20,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 18, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in Oregon, August 18 to 19, 19993 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 18, 199955 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 18, 19991 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 18, 199955 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Florida, August 18, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 18, 1999$10,000 · 1 event
- Heat in Georgia, August 18, 19991 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 18, 1999$1,000 · 1 event
- Heat in Alabama, August 18, 19991 event
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: 5713477, 5713478, 5713479.