Hail, Stephenson
- When
- June 1, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, 4 mi E of Freeport
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.283, -89.533
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 1, 2000
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front. The line of storms swept across Northwest Illinois during the evening.
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
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 DVN wrote it up.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front. The line of storms swept across Northwest Illinois during the evening. Moderate instability and shear translated to a few storms producing large hail and damaging wind. Stephenson County was hit particularly hard. Hail up to walnut size fell east of Winslow, while strong winds downed trees and limbs near Freeport and Rock City.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephenson
- When
- June 1, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, 2 mi E of Freeport
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.283, -89.583
Hail, Stephenson
- When
- June 1, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, 3 mi E of Winslow
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.500, -89.733
Thunderstorm Wind, Stephenson
- When
- June 1, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson County, 4 mi S of Rock City
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.367, -89.467
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 1, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, June 1 to 30, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 1, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Texas, June 1, 2000
- Rip Current in California, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 1, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 1, 2000
- Flooding in North Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 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: 5153556, 5153557, 5153559, 5153558.