Illinois, 2002

Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 13, 2002

May 13, 2002 · NWS ILX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 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

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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 May 13, 12:45 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 12:45 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
145 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2002

PLENTY OF FORECAST CONCERNS. WILL FOCUS ON POSSIBLE PCPN CHANCES AND
TEMPERATURES.

LATEST 17Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES SURFACE LOW ACROSS NORTHEAST U.S.
SURFACE COLD FRONT WAS ACROSS WESTERN PA SOUTHWEST INTO GULF COAST
STATES.  SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS ACROSS PLAINS STATES.  LATEST
1715Z W/V IMAGE PLACES S/W ACROSS OHIO VALLEY...WITH ANOTHER ACROSS
NORTHERN ILLINOIS. ANOTHER STRONG S/W WAS ACROSS MINNESOTA...WITH
ANOTHER IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST.  LATEST 1715Z IR-IMAGE PLACES PLENTY
OF LOW CLOUDS ACROSS OHIO VALLEY INTO MS VALLEY.  LATEST 1733Z KILX
RADAR DEMONSTRATES NO PCPN.  LATEST 1733Z KDVN RADAR INDICATES AN
ISOLATED SHOWER NORTH OF DVN.

MODELS ARE AGAIN FAIRLY SIMILAR BUT SOME DIFFERENCES ON HANDLING
SOME OF THE FEATURES ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 48-60 HRS. USE A BLEND OF
THE TWO MODELS.

TROUGH IS ACROSS GREAT LAKES SOUTH THROUGH OHIO VALLEY AND CONTINUE
TO GULF COAST REGION BY 06Z TUE.  SEVERAL S/WS ROTATE AROUND THE
TROUGH ACROSS ILLINOIS AND OHIO VALLEY REGION.  TROUGH IS ACROSS
EAST COAST WITH RIDGE ACROSS PLAINS STATES BY 06Z WED.  SFC LOW IS
ACROSS NORTHEAST WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE IS ACROSS PLAINS STATES BY
12Z TUE.  SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS EAST ACROSS TENNESSEE VALLEY WITH SFC
LOW DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTH PLAINS STATES BY 12Z WED.  SURFACE
BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH ON THURSDAY AND ANOTHER ROUND HIGH GOOD
PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE.  MODELS SHIFT 300MB 100KT JET EAST OF CWA
BY 12Z TUE. T/H CROSS SECTIONS DRY OUT RH AT ALL LEVELS BY 18Z MON
THROUGH 12Z WED.  MODEL SOUNDINGS FAIRLY DRY WITH SOME LOW LEVEL RH
AT 12Z TUE.  MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE SOME LI/S -1 TO -2 BETWEEN 00Z
TUE-06Z TUE.  MODEL SOUNDINGS RETURN MID LEVEL MOISTURE BY 18Z MON.
ETA 300K ISENTROPIC SURFACE INDICATES SOME LOW COND PRES DEF ACROSS
NORTHERN CWA BY 06Z THEN MOVES IT EAST AND NORTH OF CWA BY 12Z TUE.

EXPECT A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS EVENING
TO AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT MAJOR FLOODING SITUATION.  MAY SEE A LITTLE
FOG TONIGHT-WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH ALL THE STANDING WATER.

EXTENDED: WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD RAIN
THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE TRICKY. USE COOLER TEMPS.

...PRELIMINARY CCF FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES...

SPI BB 044/066 045/070 051 13300
PIA BB 043/065 045/070 050 13400
DEC BB 044/066 045/070 051 13300
CMI BB 043/065 044/069 049 13400
MTO BB 045/065 045/070 051 13300
LWV BB 045/066 045/072 052 13300

.ILX...NONE.

EH

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Peoria

When
May 13, 6:00 PM CST to 6:05 PM CST
Where
Peoria County, Elmwood
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.783, -89.967

Thunderstorm Wind, Tazewell

When
May 13, 6:43 PM CST
Where
Tazewell County, Delavan
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.367, -89.550

Several power lines were blown down around town.

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.

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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: 5302869, 5302870.