Hail, Brown
- When
- June 22, 3:33 PM CST to 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Ripley to Cooperstown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -90.630
Hail in Illinois, June 22, 2008
A strong upper level system moved through the region helping to trigger showers and thunderstorms. Numerous reports of large hail were received throughout this event.
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
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
A strong upper level system moved through the region helping to trigger showers and thunderstorms. Numerous reports of large hail were received throughout this event.
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 Jun 22, 3:14 PM CST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 3:14 PM CST, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 414 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008 .DISCUSSION... /414 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008/ SEVERAL CHANCES FOR TSRA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH ANOTHER LO PRES TROF SWINGING THRU THE FA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR NEW TSRA DEVELOPMENT...AS WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE PAST HOUR OR TWO...AND IS ALSO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GOOD UPPER LEVEL JET DYNAMICS DESPITE RATHER MARGINAL MOISTURE AT THE LO LEVELS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SEWD INTO THE NRN/NERN FA THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. FURTHER S...OLD BOUNDARY OVER I-70 FROM MORNING TSRA/SHRA HAS DEVELOPED A LONE CELL OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY AND THIS SHOULD ALSO SPAWN A FEW MORE TSRA HEADING INTO THE EVENING AS SOME OF THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS WORK THEIR WAY FURTHER S AND INTERACT WITH SOME OF THE BETTER MOISTURE. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD ALSO DISSIPATE BY MIDNIGHT. A RARE DRY DAY CWA-WIDE ON MONDAY WITH SFC HI PRES IN CONTROL...NO UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO DEAL WITH FOR A CHANGE...AND DRY AIR ALL AROUND. THIS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED THOUGH...AS MOISTURE EXPECTED TO ALREADY CREEP BACK INTO THE AREA...AT LEAST ALOFT...BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WITH SUFFICIENT LEVELS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY TO INTERACT WITH ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AS IT CROSSES THRU TO RESULT IN SCT ELEVATED TSRA. SOME MODEL DISCREPANCIES ON TIMING WITH THIS FEATURE...BUT CONSENSUS WAS TO FAVOR THE FASTER SOLUTIONS BRINGING IT THRU MUCH OF THE FA...BUT WITH A BIT MORE EMPHASIS ON THE WRN/CNTRL FA DURING THE DAY...AND THEN AS THINGS CARRY INTO THE NIGHT...THE FOCUS WILL BE MORE ON THE ERN FA. FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD (WEDNESDAY NIGHT - SUNDAY)...MODELS REMAIN IN DECENT AGREEMENT ON OUR LENGTHY PERIOD OF NWLY MID LEVEL FLOW CONTINUING...WHICH IS NOT THAT UNUSUAL THIS TIME OF YEAR. MODELS ARE ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES OR DISTURBANCES TRICKLING SEWD IN THIS FLOW THRU THE AREA THRU FRIDAY. AT THE SFC... S TO SW FLOW WILL CONTINUE...SO TYPICAL FOR SUMMERTIME...WITH A CDFNT APPROACHING THE NRN FA ON SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY...BUT A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ON HOW FAR S THIS FRONT WILL PENETRATE BEYOND SATURDAY. TRADITIONAL CLIMATOLOGY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR SHOWS FRONTS GO TO DIE ALONG THE MO/IA BORDER AND RARELY PENETRATE THRU THE FA... AND WHILE THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DO DISAGREE ON THIS POINT WITH SOME PUSHING IT DEEPER INTO MO AND SRN IL...GIVEN HOW FAR OUT WE ARE TALKING...PREFER TO LEAN ON LEAVING IT A BIT FARTHER N THAN WHERE SOME OF THE MORE AGGRESSIVE MODELS ARE TAKING IT. TEMPS EXPECTED TO BE...AS A RESULT...AOA NORMAL FOR LATE JUNE. TES && .AVIATION... /1219 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008/ FOR THE 18Z TAFS...MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVER THE TAF SITES FOR THE FIRST 6 TO 8 HOURS OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. COULD STILL SEE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AS A SHORTWAVE SLIDES THROUGH REGION...SO KEPT TEMPO GROUPS AT KCOU...KSTL AND KSUS FROM ABOUT 21Z TO 02Z. FEEL THAT MOST OF ACTIVITY TO REMAIN SOUTH OF KUIN...SO JUST HAVE VCTS THROUGH 01Z. BEYOND THAT...WILL SEE CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...WITH SOME DIURNAL CU DEVELOPING BY MID MORNING ON MONDAY. BYRD && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. IL...NONE. && WFO LSX
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 3:25 PM CST, 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 425 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-231200- 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- 425 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH HAIL TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 65 MPH. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON CONVECTIVE WATCHES... PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST STORM PREDICTION CENTER WATCH PRODUCTS. MODERATE TO MAJOR RIVER FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS. SEE THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. MODERATE TO MAJOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS. SEE THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1 TES
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:50 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
350 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM HAIL BERGER 38.67N 91.34W
06/22/2008 E0.25 INCH FRANKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING HAIL.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00506
SIPPRELLLocal storm report, Jun 22, 3:14 PM CST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
414 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM HAIL 3 WSW NEW HAVEN 38.59N 91.27W
06/22/2008 E0.75 INCH FRANKLIN MO PUBLIC
HALF INCH OF ACCUMULATION ON GROUND AT ORCHARD FARM.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00507
SIPPRELLLocal storm report, Jun 22, 3:17 PM CST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
417 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM TSTM WND GST 3 WSW NEW HAVEN 38.59N 91.27W
06/22/2008 E60 MPH FRANKLIN MO PUBLIC
HEAVY WINDS ACCOMPANYING HAIL AT ORCHARD FARM.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00508
SIPPRELLLocal storm report, Jun 22, 3:26 PM CST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
426 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM HAIL 4 S NEW HAVEN 38.55N 91.22W
06/22/2008 E0.75 INCH FRANKLIN MO PUBLIC
SPORATIC HAIL FALLING AT KLOPPE DAIRY FARM.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00509
SIPPRELLLocal storm report, Jun 22, 3:29 PM CST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
429 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM HAIL NEW HAVEN 38.61N 91.22W
06/22/2008 E0.88 INCH FRANKLIN MO AMATEUR RADIO
HAIL COVERED THE GROUND TO A DEPTH OF ONE AND A HALF
INCHES.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00510
BYRDThe radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:34 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pike
- When
- June 22, 4:17 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County, Griggsville
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.700, -90.730
Hail, Greene
- When
- June 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County, Patterson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -90.480
Hail, Greene
- When
- June 22, 5:12 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County, White Hall
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.430, -90.400
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
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- Hail in West Virginia, June 22, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Michigan, June 22 to 23, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 22, 2008
- Lightning Strike in New York, June 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 22, 2008
More
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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: 119269, 119272, 119311, 119313.