Hail, St. Clair
- When
- April 6, 11:18 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Fairmont City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -90.100
Hail in Illinois, April 6, 2000
Local law enforcement officials reported hail up to golfball size in the Fairmont City area.
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
- 2
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 LSX wrote it up.
Local law enforcement officials reported hail up to golfball size in the Fairmont City area.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:16 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, St. Clair
- When
- April 6, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Fairmont City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -90.100
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
- Extreme Cold in Ohio, April 6, 2000
- High Wind in Idaho, April 6, 2000
- Rip Current and High Surf in American Samoa, April 6 to 12, 2000
- Flood in Connecticut, April 6 to 8, 2000
- Strong Wind in Maryland, April 6, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, April 6, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, April 6, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, April 6, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, April 2000
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: 5139490, 5139491.