Illinois, 2002

Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 27, 2002

June 27, 2002 · NWS ILX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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 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 Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 27, 1:17 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 1:17 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPI UB 065/087 066/089 068 76000
PIA UB 063/086 065/088 067 76000
DEC UB 064/085 065/088 067 76000
CMI UB 064/085 063/087 065 76000
MTO UB 065/085 064/087 067 76200
LWV UB 067/087 066/088 068 76400=

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 10:00 AM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-271700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1100 AM CDT THU JUN 27 2002

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM PANA TO MATTOON TO PARIS. AN
APPROACHING COOL FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIRMASS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE
HAIL AND STRONG WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SPOTTER
ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED OVER SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
June 27, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, St Marie
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.933, -88.017

Several large trees were blown over and minor siding damage occurred on a couple of homes.

Hail, Jasper

When
June 27, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, St Marie
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.933, -88.017

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

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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: 5301446, 5301447.