Hail, Knox
- When
- May 31, 1:31 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County, 1 mi N of Galesburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.967, -90.367
Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 31, 2000
3 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
- 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.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:31 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- May 31, 3:08 AM CST to 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County, 4 mi NNE of Abingdon
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.850, -90.367
A couple of large trees were blown down onto US 150 near Knoxville. Another tree fell onto county highway 26.
Hail, Knox
- When
- May 31, 3:55 AM CST
- Where
- Knox County, 4 mi S of Yates City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.733, -90.017
Hail, Fulton
- When
- May 31, 4:35 AM CST
- Where
- Fulton County, Lewistown
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -90.150
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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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: 5149686, 5149688, 5149689, 5149687.