Hail, Washington
- When
- April 7, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Okawville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.433, -89.550
Hail in Illinois, April 7, 2000
Hail up to golfball size fell across parts of northeast Washington County causing widspread damage to vehicles, roofs and building siding. A automobile dealership in Okawville suffered an estimated $70,000 in damage to the vehicles on the lot.
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
- $200,000
- 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.
Hail up to golfball size fell across parts of northeast Washington County causing widspread damage to vehicles, roofs and building siding. A automobile dealership in Okawville suffered an estimated $70,000 in damage to the vehicles on the lot.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:55 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 7, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 2 mi NE of Hoyleton
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 38.467, -89.233
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
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- High Wind in Nebraska, April 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, April 7, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 7 to 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 7, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, April 7 to 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 7, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, April 7 to 8, 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: 5139498, 5139499.