Illinois, 2002

Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 25, 2002

June 25, 2002 · NWS LSX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Storm spotters reported large trees down and 3/4 inch hail.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
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  • Other

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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.

Storm spotters reported large trees down and 3/4 inch hail.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 25, 2:05 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:05 PM CST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
305 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2002

PROBS THIS PD WILL BE POPS AND TIMING ON CDFNT ACRS FA ON THU. UA
PTTN CONTS PROGRESSION OF UPR LVL CYCLC CIRCLN OVR LWR MS VLY WITH
WV IMGRY SHWG BROAD TROPICAL FEED INTO RGN. MRNG SOUNDINGS INDCTD
PWS 1.5-2 IN AND TSRA DVLPD OVR SW IL-E CTRL MO IN MIDLVL CONVRNGC
FM SRN CIRCLN AND APCHG S/WV TROF OVR UPR MIDWST. THIS S/WV TO
STRENGTHEN OVR GT LKS BY 36H AS TROF TO S OPENS AND EVOLVES INTO
POSITIVE TILTED TROF.

AT SFC MDLS HV SLOWED SWD PROGRESSION OF WK CDFNT WITH EXPECTED
FROPA VCNTY KSTL ARND 00Z FRI. XPCT DIURNAL CNVCTN TO WKN TNGT AND
REDEVELOP ON WED SIMLR TO TDA WITH CHC POPS THRU THU. CDFNT TO
STALL/DISPT TO S LTR IN PD BUT WL KP DRY XCPT FOR LO POPS IN XTRM
SRN ZN. LTL CHG IN TEMPS THRU EXTND WITH VALS AT OR NR NRML.

.STL...NONE

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The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:35 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Adams

When
June 25, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Adams County, Camp Pt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.033, -91.067

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When
June 25, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Adams County, Camp Pt
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.033, -91.067

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.

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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: 5298220, 5298221.