Hail in Illinois, May 1 to 2, 2006

Name: Hail in Illinois, May 1 to 2, 2006
Start: 2006-05-01T23:40
End: 2006-05-02T00:06
Location: Illinois

May 1 to 2, 2006 · NWS LSX · 4 events in 1 county or zone

4 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: 4

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 May 1, 9:42 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 9:42 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1042 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2006

.DISCUSSION...
HV CLEARED A SMALL PART OF TORNADO WATCH #271...BASICALLY THE
COUNTIES JUST NW OF THE METRO AREA...BUT DUE TO NEW STORMS
FORMING OVR OZARKS HV OPTED TO HANG ONTO WATCH ALG-S OF I-70.

WORKING ON NEW ZONES THAT REFLECT ABV THINKING.

TRUETT

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.AVIATION...
FOR THE 06Z TAFS...APRS THAT MOST OF THE SHRA AND TSRA ACTIVITY OVR
THE CWA SHOULD BE E AND S OF STL BY 06Z TUE AS SHRTWV TROF EXTDG
FM NERN MO SW THRU SWRN MO CONTS MOVG EWD. MID LVL CLOUDINESS OVR
THE CWA SHOULD CONT TO CLEAR FM W TO E WITH A CLR SKY IN UIN AND
COU AT OR SHORTLY AFT 06Z TUE AND A CLR SKY IN SUS AND STL ARND
09Z TUE OR SHORTLY AFT. SHOULD HAVE A RELATIVELY WK W-NW SFC WND
LTR TGT AHD OF FAIRLY WK SFC RDG MOVG EWD THRU THE REGION. SFC
WNDS SHOULD BCM SLY ON TUE AFTN INTO TUE EVNG ON THE W SIDE OF SFC
RDG AS IT PUSHES EWD INTO THE TN VLY REGION. COULD BE SOME PATCHY
LGT FOG LT TGT AND EARLY TUE MRNG WITH A CLRG SKY...LGT WND AND
STANDING WATER LEFT OVR FM EVNG RAINFALL.

GKS

&&

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

WFO LSX

Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 2:36 PM CST, 9 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
336 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2006

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-021200-
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-
336 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE THIS
EVENING AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERSECTS A SURFACE
TROUGH WITH MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR OUT AHEAD OF IT. THE BEST
CHANCE APPEARS TO BE THE AREA SOUTH AND EAST OF ST LOUIS...OR IN
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND IN THE EASTERN OZARKS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND A SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL
PROVIDE FOR THE ADDITIONAL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL PROBABLY NEEDED THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

TES

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 1, 9:31 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1031 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2006

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

1010 PM     HAIL             FESTUS                  38.22N 90.41W
05/01/2006  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          MO   PUBLIC

            AT INTERSECTION OF I-55 AND HWY 61

&&

TRUETT

Local storm report, May 1, 9:49 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1049 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2006

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

1040 PM     HAIL             RUMA                    38.13N 90.00W
05/01/2006  E0.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TRUETT

Local storm report, May 1, 10:12 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1112 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2006

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

1050 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     FREEBURG                38.43N 89.91W
05/01/2006                   ST. CLAIR          IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED 7020 PRESS RD OFF OF HWY 15

1055 PM     HAIL             BALDWIN                 38.18N 89.84W
05/01/2006  E0.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1055 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     BALDWIN                 38.18N 89.84W
05/01/2006                   RANDOLPH           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1100 PM     HAIL             1 W OKAWVILLE           38.43N 89.57W
05/01/2006  E0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

1100 PM     HAIL             4 W SPARTA              38.15N 89.79W
05/01/2006  E0.75 INCH       RANDOLPH           IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

1100 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     COULTERVILLE            38.18N 89.60W
05/01/2006                   RANDOLPH           IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

1105 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     OKAWVILLE               38.43N 89.55W
05/01/2006                   WASHINGTON         IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

TRUETT

Local storm report, May 1, 10:24 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1124 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2006

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

1115 PM     HAIL             UNION                   38.45N 91.01W
05/01/2006  E0.75 INCH       FRANKLIN           MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

TRUETT

Local storm report, May 1, 11:14 PM CST, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1214 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

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

1200 AM     HAIL             2 W PEVELY              38.29N 90.43W
05/02/2006  E0.88 INCH       JEFFERSON          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

1200 AM     HAIL             2 W FESTUS              38.22N 90.44W
05/02/2006  E0.88 INCH       JEFFERSON          MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

1210 AM     HAIL             PEVELY                  38.29N 90.40W
05/02/2006  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          MO   AMATEUR RADIO

1210 AM     HAIL             BELLEVILLE              38.53N 90.00W
05/02/2006  E0.88 INCH       ST. CLAIR          IL   AMATEUR RADIO

1210 AM     HAIL             2 W VALMEYER            38.30N 90.35W
05/02/2006  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             IL   AMATEUR RADIO

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TRUETT

Local storm report, May 1, 11:30 PM CST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1230 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

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

1226 AM     HAIL             2 S BELLEVILLE          38.50N 90.00W
05/02/2006  E1.00 INCH       ST. CLAIR          IL   AMATEUR RADIO

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON ROUTE 158

&&

FG

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:38 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Randolph

When: May 1, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Randolph County, 2 mi N of Ellis Grove
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.033, -89.900

Hail, Randolph

When: May 1, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Randolph County, Evansville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.083, -89.933

Hail, Randolph

When: May 1, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Randolph County, Red Bud
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.217, -89.983

Hail, Randolph

When: May 2, 12:06 AM CST
Where: Randolph County, Coulterville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.183, -89.600

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, May 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: 5510240, 5510241, 5510242, 5510243.