Illinois, 2000

Hail in Illinois, August 23, 2000

August 23, 2000 · NWS LSX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Storm spotters reported golfball size hail in Fillmore and Chapman. Crops were damaged and numerous gardens virtually destroyed by the hail.

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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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.

Storm spotters reported golfball size hail in Fillmore and Chapman. Crops were damaged and numerous gardens virtually destroyed by the hail.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Montgomery

When
August 23, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Chapman
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.100, -89.317

Hail, Montgomery

When
August 23, 8:47 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Fillmore
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.117, -89.267

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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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: 5173420, 5173419.