Hail in Illinois, February 16, 2006

Name: Hail in Illinois, February 16, 2006
Start: 2006-02-16T15:40
End: 2006-02-16T15:40
Location: Illinois

February 16, 2006 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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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Tropical storms and surge
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Wind
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Winter weather
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: 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 Feb 16, 3:40 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:40 PM CST, 0 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
340 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

.DISCUSSION...
STG CDFNT FM CHICAGO TO ST LOUIS TO WEST PLAINS MISSOURI TRIGGERING
SVR TSTMS ALG THE LINE. SVRL REPORTS OF 1 TO 3 INCH HAIL ACROSS THE
ST LOUIS METRO AREA IN THE PAST HOUR. XTRM COLD ADVECTION FOLLOWING
CLOSE BY AND TEMPS WILL FALL SOME 50 DEGREES OR SO TONIGHT.

IN THE MIDST OF SVR WX AND OUR COMPUTERS ARE EXTREMELY SLOW SO
THIS DISCUSSION WILL BE VERY BRIEF.  SVR TSTMS WILL MOVE OUT
OF THE CWA THIS EVENING WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE TEENS.

VERY COLD AMS CONTINUES FOR NEXT 3 DAYS AND MODELS ARE VASCILLATING
AS TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN BUT BASICALLY THE COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE
AND WK SYSTEMS PASS BY GENERALLY TO THE SOUTH. HAVE BACKED OFF ON
THE SNOW FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS BUT WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO SEE
SOME LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY.

NO TIME FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS...MORE PROBLEMS CROPPING UP HERE....

PEDIGO
&&

.AVIATION...
FOR THE 00Z TAFS...
SFC LOW OVR LWR MICHIGAN WITH CDFNT THRU SOUTH BEND IN...60 MILES
EAST OF ST LOUIS TO POPLAR BLUFF MO AND RACING EWD WITH VRY STRONG
PRESSURE RISES ALL ALONG BEHIND THE FRONT AS THE COLD AIR
RUSHES IN. NUMEROUS WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE REPORTS BEING
REPORTED. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY AS BACK EDGE OF
STRATUS DECK NOW ALONG THE WRN MO BORDER RACES EWD REACHING COLUMBIA
BY 06Z QUINCY BY 08Z AND ST LOUIS AREA BY 12Z.  VRY STG NLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME GOOD
DIRECTIONAL SHEAR WILL CONTINUE. WNDS UP TO 3000 FEET WILL BE
NLY UP TO 50 KTS AND WINDS AT 5-10 THSD FEET WILL BE WLY OR WSWLY
AT 50-70 KTS. LRG SFC HI BUILDING IN FROM DAKOTAS TOMORROW WITH
MDT FLOW AND SFC WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

THOMAS/PEDIGO

&&

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

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 12:53 PM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1253 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ049-051-052-059>065-
072>075-084-085-099-171900-
BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-
GASCONADE-GREENE IL-IRON-JEFFERSON-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-
MADISON-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL-
OSAGE-RANDOLPH IL-REYNOLDS-ST. CHARLES-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. FRANCOIS-
ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-STE. GENEVIEVE-WARREN-WASHINGTON-
WASHINGTON IL-
1253 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...CENTRAL MISSOURI...EAST CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI..SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS..HAIL AND EVEN A POSSIBLE TORNADO. A STRONG COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVITATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS.

ILZ097-MOZ035-036-041-042-047-048-050-171900-
AUDRAIN-BOONE-CALLAWAY-COLE-MONITEAU-PIKE-PIKE IL-RALLS-
1253 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...CENTRAL MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY
DROP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

.DO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO REPORT SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

ILZ095-096-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-171900-
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-KNOX-LEWIS-MARION-MONROE-SHELBY-
1253 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PATCHY FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE OVER SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO REPORTS SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

RP

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:08 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
308 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

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

0305 PM     HAIL             BRIDGETON               38.77N 90.43W
02/16/2006  M1.50 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:09 PM CST, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
309 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

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

0305 PM     HAIL             HAZELWOOD               38.78N 90.36W
02/16/2006  M0.75 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:11 PM CST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
311 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

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

0310 PM     HAIL             FLORISSANT              38.80N 90.32W
02/16/2006  M1.75 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:17 PM CST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
317 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

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

0310 PM     HAIL             FLORISSANT              38.80N 90.32W
02/16/2006  M1.00 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   PUBLIC

            HAIIL COVERING GROUND.

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:19 PM CST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
319 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

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

0315 PM     HAIL             BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS 38.75N 90.23W
02/16/2006  M2.00 INCH       ST. LOUIS          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SDD

Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:35 PM CST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
335 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

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

0332 PM     HAIL             CEDAR HILL              38.36N 90.64W
02/16/2006  M1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

SDD

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:39 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Madison

When: February 16, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Hamel
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.883, -89.850

The public reported 3/4 inch hail in Hamel.

What these are

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

Every storm in Illinois in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, February 2006

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: 5492740.