Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- May 9, 1:37 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Salem
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -88.950
Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 9, 2000
Emergency management officials reported trees and power lines down from thunderstorm wind gusts. A barn at the county fairgrounds was damaged by a falling tree.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
Emergency management officials reported trees and power lines down from thunderstorm wind gusts. A barn at the county fairgrounds was damaged by a falling tree. Several homes had roof shingles blown off by the wind. The crossing arms at a railroad crossing were broken by the wind. 3/4 inch hail also fell with the storm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Marion
- When
- May 9, 1:37 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Salem
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -88.950
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, May 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 9, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 9, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 9, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 9, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, May 9, 2000
- Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, May 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Indiana, May 9, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, May 9, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, May 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: 5144360, 5144361.