Hail, Putnam
- When
- April 16, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, Hennepin
- Measured
- 0.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -89.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Pea-sized hail reported by trained spotter.
Hail in Illinois, April 16, 2000
5 hail, 2 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 hail, 2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Mercer
- When
- April 16, 4:46 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County, New Windsor
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -90.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel cloud reported by law enforcement.
Funnel Cloud, Henry
- When
- April 16, 5:08 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, 2 mi N of Woodhull
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.353, -90.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel cloud reported by emergency management.
Hail, Rock Island
- When
- April 16, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Rock Island County, Port Byron
- Measured
- 0.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.467, -90.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Pea-sized hail reported by trained spotter.
Hail, Stephenson
- When
- April 16, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, Pearl City
- Measured
- 0.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.352, -89.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Pea-sized hail reported by trained spotter.
Hail, Whiteside
- When
- April 16, 7:08 PM CST
- Where
- Whiteside County, Sterling
- Measured
- 0.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.756, -89.914 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Pea-sized hail reported by trained spotter.
Hail, Whiteside
- When
- April 16, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Whiteside County, Prophetstown
- Measured
- 0.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.756, -89.914 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Pea-sized hail reported by trained spotter.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and High Wind in California, April 16 to 17, 2000
- Hail in Tennessee, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, April 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Arkansas, April 16, 2000
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, April 16, 2000
- Ice Storm in South Dakota, April 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 16, 2000
- Rip Currents in American Samoa, April 16 to 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, April 16, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, April 16, 2000
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: 5142860, 5142861, 5142862, 5142859, 5142858, 5142863, 5142864.