Hail, Effingham
- When
- April 7, 8:20 AM CST to 8:25 AM CST
- Where
- Effingham County, 5 mi E of Altamont
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.067, -88.650
Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 7, 2000
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 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
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, De Witt
- When
- April 7, 8:20 AM CST
- Where
- De Witt County, Wapella
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.217, -88.967
Hail, Cumberland
- When
- April 7, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, 1 mi N of Neoga
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.333, -88.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- April 7, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, 1 mi N of Neoga
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.333, -88.450
Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and several tree limbs one mile north of Neoga.
Hail, Jasper
- When
- April 7, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, 8 mi NW of Newton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 39.067, -88.267
Hail, Effingham
- When
- April 7, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Effingham County, 1 mi N of Effingham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -88.533
Hail, Cumberland
- When
- April 7, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Greenup
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.250, -88.167
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 7, 2000
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- 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
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: 5141371, 5141372, 5141373, 5141450, 5141451, 5141452, 5141453.