Illinois, 2000

Hail in Illinois, August 1, 2000

August 1, 2000 · NWS DVN · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 hail, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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.

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:02 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Whiteside

When
August 1, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Whiteside County, 2 mi S of Round Grove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.750, -89.867

Funnel Cloud, Whiteside

When
August 1, 9:07 PM CST
Where
Whiteside County, 2 mi SE of Lyndon
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.756, -89.914 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5171146, 5171147.