Hail in Illinois, September 19, 2005

Name: Hail in Illinois, September 19, 2005
Start: 2005-09-19T16:48
End: 2005-09-19T16:48
Location: Illinois

September 19, 2005 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 19, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 2:25 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
325 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

.DISCUSSION...
CONCERNS THIS PKG TO BE CNVCTN ACTVTY THIS EVE/TNGT AND THEN
EFFECT TRACK OF RITA TO HAVE ON POPS IN XTNDD. UA MDLS INITIALIZED
FAIR WITH NAM 12Z 85H ABT 30M HI OVR FA. AT 500MB S/WV OVR GT LKS
LIFTING QUICKLY NE WITH FLWG WV COMING OUT OF NRN PLNS TO MOV E.
QSTNRY 500MB HI OVR LA TO BGN RETROGRADING TO TX AND THEN QSTNRY
AGAIN WITH MAIN BAND OF WLYS ACRN NRN TIER U.S. AT LWR LVLS 85H
TROF XTNDD FM SRN MN SW INTO TX/OK PHNDL. STG WAA AHD OF TROF HAS
PUSHED AFTN TEMPS INTO UPR 80S/LWR 90S THIS AFTN. THIS AIRMASS VRY
UNSTABLE WITH SBCAPES 3500-4500 ACRS RGN AND LIS -6/-8. SQLN HAS
DVLPD ALG CDFNT OVR NRN MO/WRN IL AND WL MOV SE DURG EVE AND TNGT.
STGR TSRA MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WNDS AND LRG HAIL. AMASS BHND FNT
HAS LWR RH AND SUM 5-10F COOLER TEMPS. TEMPS ON TUE TO STIL BE ABV
NRML WITH MSTLY CLR SKIES AND LGT NELY SFC WNDS AS SFC HI BLDS OVR
RGN.

FOR XTNDD NXT CHC FOR PCPN TO BE FRI/SAT FOR NRN ZNS AS S/WV MOVS
ACRS TO N. HV FOLLOWED GFS GUID ON TRACK OF RITA AND INCRSD CLDS
AND POPS IN SRN ZNS SUN NGT. TEMPS TO RMN ABV NRML THRU XTNDD WITH
MAXES IN MID/UPR 80S THRU WKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ST LOUIS        68  87  63  89 /  80  10  10  10
QUINCY          61  85  58  86 /  80  10  10  10
COLUMBIA        64  87  60  88 /  80  10  10  10
JEFFERSON CITY  64  87  61  88 /  80  10  10  10
SALEM           65  86  57  85 /  80  10  10  10
FARMINGTON      67  85  56  87 /  80  10  10  10

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

WDB

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 19, 2:13 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
313 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-201200-
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOND IL-BOONE-BROWN-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY-CLINTON IL-
COLE-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-GASCONADE-GREENE IL-IRON-JEFFERSON-
JERSEY IL-KNOX-LEWIS-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON-MADISON IL-MARION-
MARION IL-MONITEAU-MONROE-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL-OSAGE-
PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-SHELBY-ST CHARLES-
ST CLAIR IL-ST FRANCOIS-ST LOUIS-ST LOUIS CITY-STE GENEVIEVE-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WASHINGTON IL-
313 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORM
THAT BECOMES SEVERE WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

CVKING

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 19, 4:13 PM CST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
513 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     HAIL             QUINCY                  39.93N 91.39W
09/19/2005  1.50 INCH        ADAMS              IL   STORM CHASER

&&

BYRD

Local storm report, Sep 19, 4:16 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
516 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     HAIL             2 W HANNIBAL            39.71N 91.42W
09/19/2005  1.75 INCH        MARION             MO   STORM CHASER

&&

BYRD

Local storm report, Sep 19, 4:23 PM CST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
523 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0514 PM     HAIL             1 N HANNIBAL            39.72N 91.38W
09/19/2005  0.88 INCH        MARION             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL ON NORTH SIDE OF HANNIBAL ALONG
            HIGHWAY 61.

&&

BYRD

Local storm report, Sep 19, 4:28 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
528 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     HAIL             6 E QUINCY              39.93N 91.28W
09/19/2005  1.00 INCH        ADAMS              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E QUINCY              39.93N 91.28W
09/19/2005                   ADAMS              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

0511 PM     HAIL             2 W HANNIBAL            39.71N 91.42W
09/19/2005  2.00 INCH        MARION             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0515 PM     HAIL             HANNIBAL                39.71N 91.38W
09/19/2005  1.00 INCH        MARION             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BYRD

Local storm report, Sep 19, 4:35 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
535 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     HAIL             1 S HANNIBAL            39.69N 91.38W
09/19/2005  1.75 INCH        MARION             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ON SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S HANNIBAL            39.69N 91.38W
09/19/2005                   MARION             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE
            OF HANNIBAL.

&&

BYRD

Local storm report, Sep 19, 4:44 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
544 PM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     TORNADO          LIBERTY                 39.88N 91.11W
09/19/2005                   ADAMS              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN TOWN...DAMAGING ONE STRUCTURE AND
            SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED.

&&

BYRD

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:45 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brown

When: September 19, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Brown County, 5 mi WSW of Versailles
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 39.850, -90.733

The public reported 1 inch hail west southwest of Versailles.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Illinois in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, September 2005

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: 5475292.