Hail, St. Clair
- When
- July 2, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Dupo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.517, -90.200
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 2, 2000
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail up to nickel size and caused wind damage across southwest St. Clair County.
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
- 5
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.
A severe thunderstorm dropped hail up to nickel size and caused wind damage across southwest St. Clair County. Trees and power lines were downed in Sauget and Dupo. In Cahokia at Parks Bi-State Airport, an aircraft hanger and a construction trailer were damaged.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:56 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- July 2, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Dupo
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.517, -90.200
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- July 2, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Cahokia
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.567, -90.167
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- July 2, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Sauget
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.567, -90.167
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- July 2, 3:07 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Centerville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.567, -90.117
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
- Heat in Missouri, July 2 to 14, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, July 2, 2000
- Hail in Minnesota, July 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 2, 2000
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 2 to 5, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 2, 2000
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 2, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, July 2000
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: 5164326, 5164646, 5164647, 5164649, 5164648.