Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 2, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 2, 2006
Start: 2006-04-02T16:45
End: 2006-04-02T16:56
Location: Illinois

April 2, 2006 · NWS LSX · 7 events in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 Apr 2, 12:49 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 12:49 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
149 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON WITH WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS NORTH MO. SURFACE
DEWPOINTS HAVE INCREASED INTO LOWER 60S ACROSS MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA. THE LAPS DATA FROM 18Z INDICATED CAPES HAVE
INCREASED TO 2500 J/KG ACROSS CENTRAL MO WITH THE CIN LESS THAN
40. LIS ARE AROUND -9. MSAS SURFACE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE EXTENDED
FROM CENTRAL MO INTO THE EASTERN OZARKS AT SAME TIME.

STRONG H5 SHORT WAVE WILL ROLL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. MODELS
FORECAST A 160 METER HEIGHT FALL CENTER OVER NORTHERN INDIANA BY 12Z
MONDAY. RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE GREAT PLAINS INTO THE AREA BY
WEDNESAY. THE GFS CLOSES OFF AN UPPER LOW OVER WY EARLY THURSDAY
WITH SYSTEM FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE MIDWEST BY LATE IN THE
WEEK. THE GFS IS COMING AROUND TO THE EUROPEAN SOLUTION FROM LAST
EVENINGS RUN.

PLAYING A WAITING GAME FOR CONVECTION TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
800 PM CDT. NEXT BEST CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNS TO THE AREA BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY. THE UKMET AND NAM FORECAST SIGNIFICANT 850 MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTH MO BY THAT TIME WITH DECENT UPPER
DIVERGENCE.

&&

.AVIATION...
FOR THE 18Z TAFS...
SFC LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI WITH A WARM FRONT
INTO E CENTRAL MISSOURI AND A COLD FRONT/DRY LINE SOUTHWEST INTO
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.  THUNDERSDTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG
AND AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE/COLDFRONT. SEVERAL STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE AND THEY SHOULD FORM AS DESCRETE STORMS AND EVOLVE INTO
A DANDY SQUALL LINE WHICH WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 KNOTS
OR MORE.  HAVE A 4 HOUR WINDOW OF STORMS IN THE TAFS.  LATER...
MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE SURFACE LOW AND DROPS
SOUTHEAST ACROSS ALL THE TAF SITES DURING THE EVENING...FIRST
AT QUINCY...THEN COLUMBIA...AND FINALLY IN THE ST LOUIS AREA
AFTER MIDNIGHT. OH...I HAVE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IN THE ST LOUIS
AREA FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.  WINDS AT 2 TO 4 THOUSAND FEET ARE 40
KNOTS OR MORE WHILE THE SURFACE WINDS ARE REMAINING BLO 10 KTS.

HOT AIR BALLOONISTS....TOO MUCH WIND TODAY AND RISK FOR SEVERE
STORMS...TOO MUCH GRADIENT AGAIN THROUGH TOMORROW AS WELL.

PEDIGO

&&

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

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 1:57 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
257 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-031200-
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOND IL-BOONE-BROWN IL-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-
257 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING FOR MOST OF EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A COOL FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA ACTING ON
WARM MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DOT THE AREA. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE BASEBALL
SIZED HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND POSSIBLE
A FEW TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL FORM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY
MIDWEEK BRINGING ANOTHER THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ONCE AGAIN SEVERE STORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY
ON THURSDAY. KEEP ABREAST OF LATEST FORECASTS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS WILL DEFINITELY BE NEEDED THROUGH MID EVENING.  IF YOU
HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED YET...CHECK WITH THOSE GROUPS YOU NORMALLY
WORK WITH...YOU WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. MEDIA SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR AN ESPECIALLY BUSY EVENT FROM 300 PM THROUGH 900 PM THIS
EVENING.  THE HIGHEST THREAT IS HAIL...BUT OTHER SEVERE WEATHER
PARAMETERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PEDIGO

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 4:36 PM CST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
536 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0515 PM     HAIL             ROODHOUSE               39.48N 90.37W
04/02/2006  E0.75 INCH       GREENE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JPEDIGO

Local storm report, Apr 2, 4:37 PM CST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
537 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PEVELY                  38.29N 90.40W
04/02/2006                   JEFFERSON          MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD

&&

JPEDIGO

Local storm report, Apr 2, 4:39 PM CST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
539 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0500 PM     TSTM WND GST     OAKVILLE                38.44N 90.32W
04/02/2006  E0 MPH           ST. LOUIS          MO   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            OFF DUTY WEATHER OBSERVER REGISTERED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON
            WIND INSTRUMENT AT HOME.

&&

JPEDIGO

Local storm report, Apr 2, 4:41 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
541 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0401 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 N ST. CHARLES         38.88N 90.52W
04/02/2006  E0 MPH           ST. CHARLES        MO   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            WINDS GUSTED TO 64 MPH AT SMARTT FIELD

&&

JPEDIGO

Local storm report, Apr 2, 4:44 PM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
544 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FENTON                  38.54N 90.45W
04/02/2006                   ST. LOUIS          MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOFS AT HWY 55/270

&&

JPEDIGO

Local storm report, Apr 2, 4:45 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
545 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006

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

0505 PM     TSTM WND GST     GRIGGSVILLE             39.71N 90.73W
04/02/2006  E65 MPH          PIKE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0515 PM     TSTM WND GST     GRIGGSVILLE             39.71N 90.73W
04/02/2006  E0 MPH           PIKE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            65 MPH

&&

JPEDIGO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:45 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Bond

When: April 2, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Bond County, Pocahontas
Measured: 3 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.833, -89.533

Storm spotters reported 3 inch hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bond

When: April 2, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Bond County, Pocahontas
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.833, -89.533

Storm spotters reported numerous trees and power lines down. The entire town was without power.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bond

When: April 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Bond County, 2 mi NE of Greenville
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.900, -89.283

Storm spotters reported several trees down, a home with roof damage, and a maching shed damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bond

When: April 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Bond County, 9 mi S of Greenville
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.750, -89.317

Storm spotters reported 2 miles west of Highway 127 on Highway 143, several power poles were down, a large picture window was blown out of a home, and 4 outbuildings destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bond

When: April 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Bond County, Greenville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 38.883, -89.317

Amateur radio spotters reported trees and large tree limbs down in Greenville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bond

When: April 2, 4:56 PM CST
Where: Bond County, Mulberry Grove
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.933, -89.267

Local law enforcement reported large tree limbs down, roof shingles blown off homes, and a truck overturned on I-70.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bond

When: April 2, 4:56 PM CST
Where: Bond County, 1 mi W of Tamalco
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.767, -89.300

Local law enforcement reported trees down and outbuildings destroyed.

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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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: 5501803, 5501804, 5501805, 5501806, 5501807, 5501808, 5501809.