Hail, Pike
- When
- April 25, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County, 0.79 mi SE of Barry
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.672, -91.039
Hail in Illinois, April 25, 2008
Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front. Numerous reports of hail were received.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of a cold front. Numerous reports of hail were received.
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 25, 1:56 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 1:56 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 256 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT ENTERING WESTERN SECTIONS OF CWA AS OF 19Z WITH THIN LINE OF CONVECTION FIRING ALONG IT. AHEAD OF FRONT TEMPS ARE IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S...WHILE BEHIND BOUNDARY TEMPS ARE DROPPING INTO THE 40S AND 50S. MAIN FORECAST ISSUE IN THE SHORT TERM IS FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH MO THIS EVENING. UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE ROUNDED THE TROF THIS MORNING AND IS LIFTING SFC LOW...NOW OVER WEST CENTRAL WI...RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST...WITH BOUNDARY SLIDING EASTWARD ACROSS REGION. NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CWA IN A SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 01Z WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL MAIN THREATS. ANOTHER WATCH POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THIS ONE BY FORECAST ISSUANCE TIME. SYSTEM TO EXIT AREA BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH DRY WEATHER FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. NEXT SYSTEM TO BEGIN AFFECTING AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND HAVE BETTER CONFIDENCE WITH CURRENT MODEL SOLUTIONS. SO HAVE CHANCE POPS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ...WITH SILENT 20S FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. HPC GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BRING IN SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...BUT FEEL IT DOES NOT HAVE BEST HANDLE ON IT...SO WENT CLOSER TO ENSEMBLE MEANS FOR THE PERIOD...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO MID 60S SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOW 40S. WILL SEE TEMPS MODERATE EVEN MORE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. EXTENDED MODELS TRY TO BRING IN ANOTHER SYSTEM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THOUGH ENSEMBLES ARE LESS ROBUST WITH SYSTEM. FOR NOW WENT WITH LOW CHANCE POPS FOR THE PERIOD. BYRD && .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z TAFS... LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL IA LATE THIS MORNING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW ACROSS NORTHWEST MO INTO CENTRAL OK. LINE OF CONVECTION WAS LOCATED NEAR THE COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHWEST MO. FRONT AND CONVECTION WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TPS && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. IL...NONE. && WFO LSX
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 3:11 AM CST, 12 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 411 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-261200- GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- 411 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS TODAY AND TONIGHT. LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MODERATE FLOODING WILL PERSIST FOR SOME LOCATIONS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. PLEASE REFER TO THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD PRODUCT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST. LOUIS. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1 CVKING
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 11:20 AM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 1220 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 ILZ100>102-MOZ063>065-251815- MONROE IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MADISON IL-JEFFERSON MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO- ST. LOUIS MO- 1220 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008 AT 1220 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SMALL BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST WEST OF DE SOTO TO HOUSE SPRINGS TO KIRKWOOD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS IT AFFECTS HIGH RIDGE...MURPHY...FENTON... SUNSET HILLS...AFFTON...LAKESHIRE...CRESTWOOD...WEBSTER GROVES... SHREWSBURY AND MAPLEWOOD BETWEEN 1220 PM AND 115 PM. GLASS
Local storm report, Apr 25, 2:08 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
308 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0308 PM HAIL MEXICO 39.17N 91.87W
04/25/2008 E0.75 INCH AUDRAIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BYRDLocal storm report, Apr 25, 2:14 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
314 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM HAIL MEXICO 39.17N 91.87W
04/25/2008 E0.88 INCH AUDRAIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BYRDThe radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:34 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pike
- When
- April 25, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County, Griggsville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.700, -90.730
Hail, Pike
- When
- April 25, 3:54 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County, 2 mi S of Detroit
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.591, -90.680
Hail, Macoupin
- When
- April 25, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Macoupin County, Staunton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -89.780
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- April 25, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Litchfield
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.180, -89.650
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- April 25, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 7 mi S of Litchfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.079, -89.650
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
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, April 25 to 26, 2008
- Flash Flood and Flood in Wisconsin, April 25, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 25, 2008
- Flooding in Iowa, April 25 to 30, 2008
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Illinois, April 25, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 25, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 25, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 25, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 25 to 26, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 25, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 25, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 25, 2008
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, April 2008
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: 96674, 96676, 96679, 96698, 96700, 96701.