Illinois, 2000Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 9, 2000
May 9, 2000 · NWS ILX · 11 events in 7 counties and zones
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Champaign
- When
- May 9, 1:37 PM CST
- Where
- Champaign County, 2 mi E of Urbana
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -88.167
Several trees were broken off at the base half a mile east of Illinois Route 130, 2 miles east of Urbana.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- May 9, 2:00 PM CST to 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Louisville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.767, -88.500
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. Also, a shed was destroyed in Bible Grove and two homes in Flora sustained minor roof damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vermilion
- When
- May 9, 2:00 PM CST to 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Vermilion County, Potomac
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -87.800
Numerous power poles and power lines were blown down between Potomac and Rossville. Also, a tree was blown down onto a home in Potomac causing minor damage. In Danville, several trees and tree limbs were blown down. Also, 6 sheets of aluminum (30 feet high) were ripped off of a building. One tree fell onto a truck causing minor damage and one mobile home sustained minor damage and another sustained major damage after being tipped over. No injuries were reported.
Hail, Vermilion
- When
- May 9, 2:05 PM CST to 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Vermilion County, Catlin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.067, -87.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- May 9, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Newton
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.983, -88.167
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Newton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- May 9, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, 5 mi NE of Greenup
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -88.100
Several power lines were blown down in 5 miles northeast of Greenup.
Hail, Edgar
- When
- May 9, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Edgar County, Kansas
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -87.933
Thunderstorm Wind, Vermilion
- When
- May 9, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vermilion County, Ridge Farm
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -87.650
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a tool shed, blew a tree onto a house causing minor damage, and took some shingles off of a garage roof in Ridge Farm.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- May 9, 2:35 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -87.733
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous power lines, especially across the southern half of Clark County.
Hail, Clark
- When
- May 9, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Martinsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.333, -87.883
Thunderstorm Wind, Edgar
- When
- May 9, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Edgar County, Paris
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.617, -87.700
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, May 9, 20001 death · 3 injured · $120,000 · F0 · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 9, 20006 injured · $9.3 million · 3 in hail · 31 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, May 9, 20002 injured · $1.9 million · F1 · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 9, 20007 injured · $1.0 million · 61 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 9, 20002 injured · $3.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 9, 2000$1.0 million · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 9, 2000$350,000 · 2 in hail · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 9, 2000$307,000 · F0 · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, May 9, 20001 injured · $200,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, May 9, 2000$154,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Indiana, May 9, 2000$115,000 · 4 events
- High Wind in Oregon, May 9, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
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: 5149574, 5149575, 5149576, 5149577, 5149578, 5149579, 5149580, 5149581, 5149583, 5149582, 5149584.