Hail, Williamson
- When
- April 7, 1:01 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County, 7 mi W of Marion
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.733, -89.067
Hail in Illinois, April 7, 2000
A severe thunderstorm produced a narrow swath of large hail across Williamson County. The storm tracked east from the Carbondale area directly over Marion.
Where it happened
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- 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 PAH wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced a narrow swath of large hail across Williamson County. The storm tracked east from the Carbondale area directly over Marion. Nickel to quarter size hail was common along Route 13. Gusty winds to 50 MPH were also reported in Marion.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Williamson
- When
- April 7, 1:18 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County, Marion
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.733, -88.933
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5138215, 5138216.