Hail, Effingham
- When
- June 4, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Effingham County, 1.07 mi W of Effingham
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -88.550
Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 4, 2008
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of the 4th. A few of these storms produced damaging winds and large hail.
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
- $46,000
- 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 ILX wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours of the 4th. A few of these storms produced damaging winds and large hail.
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 Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 12:33 PM CST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 12:33 PM CST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 133 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 327 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 CONTINUED HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER THREAT MAIN CONCERNS THROUGH TODAY...AGAIN. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT IS DRAPED ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI AND ACROSS THE ILX CWA. CONVECTION FIRING INVOF KIRKSVILLE MISSOURI IS NEAR THE FRONT...AND THE MCV ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN MOST MCS HAS BEEN TRACKING JUST NORTH OF THE FRONT AS WELL. MODELS ALL INDICATE CONVECTION WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING AS SOUTHERN MCS EXITS THE AREA...AND LLJ VEERS AND BECOMES MORE PARALLEL TO THE LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY. LOCAL WRF-ARW RUNS SEEM TO BE HANDLING THE ONGOING SITUATION FAIRLY WELL...ESPECIALLY WITH THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE FRONT. HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BACK ONCE AGAIN IN RESPONSE TO APPROACHING SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. LOCAL ARW RUNS...AND TO SOME DEGREE THE NAM/GFS...INDICATE CONVECTION WILL RE-FIRE AROUND MIDDAY ALONG THE EAST-WEST FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WHICH SHOULD REMAIN NEAR A BEARDSTOWN TO DANVILLE LINE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. BULK SHEAR LOOKS TO INCREASE AS LOW AND MID-LEVEL WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF INCOMING SHORTWAVE...AND SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS ONCE AGAIN. H85 WINDS OF 30-40 KT WILL BE A LITTLE WEAKER THAN YESTERDAY... BUT ARW MODELS INDICATE HIGH 0-1 KM SHEAR AND HELICITY VALUES INVOF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BY MID- AFTERNOON... WITH 0-1KM VGP OF 0.40-0.60 AS CONVECTION BEGINS TO FIRE. THUS...EXPECT TORNADO THREAT ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY EARLY ON WHILE CELLS REMAIN DISCREET ALONG THE FRONT. BULK WIND SHEAR WILL OVERALL BE FAIRLY UNIDIRECTIONAL...SUGGESTING CELLS WILL TEND TO MERGE INTO LINEAR SEGMENTS AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH MID-LEVEL FLOW STILL RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY...CELLS WITH ONCE AGAIN TEND TO TRAIN OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...WITH SOUTHERLY LLJ SUPPORTING CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. DEPENDING ON HOW CELLS MERGE...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ANOTHER MCS DEVELOP...WHICH WILL KEEP PRECIP THREAT GOING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE FRONT WILL BE SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTH THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH MAY CAUSE A SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE AXIS OF HIGHEST QPF AS WELL. LOCALIZED 1-2 INCH AMOUNTS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE AGAIN EVEN OVER THE ALREADY WELL-SOAKED AREAS. WITH THIS IN MIND...PUSHED FLASH FLOOD WATCH NORTHWARD INTO THE PEORIA-BLOOMINGTON AREA...AND EXTENDED IT THROUGH 10 PM TONIGHT. AREAS SOUTH OF I-70 HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH PRECIP WITH THIS EVENT SO FAR. DECIDED TO LET FLASH FLOOD WATCH EXPIRE AT 9AM SOUTH OF I-70. BY THEN...WE WILL SEE WHAT IMPACTS THE INCOMING SOUTHERN MCS WILL HAVE ON THAT REGION. WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES LIKELY IN PLACE SOUTH OF THE FRONT...AND POTENTIAL FOR EVENING MCS...CANNOT COMPLETELY OUTRULE SOME HEAVIER PRECIP AMOUNTS EVEN IN THE FAR SE TODAY...BUT THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE SOUTH OF I-70 IS MUCH LOWER THAN FOR AREAS FARTHER NORTH. LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WILL BE BRIEF. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS STILL IN GOOD AGREEMENT... ALTHOUGH NAM AND GFS APPEAR TO BE TOO QUICK IN PULLING SOUTHWESTERN SHORTWAVE UP INTO THE GREAT LAKES LATE-WEEK. BASICALLY FOLLOWED THE ECMWF WHICH HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL RUNS. KEPT THURSDAY DRY...CAPPED...AND HOT...UNLESS THERE ARE ANY LEFTOVER SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...WHICH WOULD BE SHORT-LIVED ANYWAYS. WARMED TEMPS UP IN THE EAST A LITTLE...AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT THU INTO FRI WITH STRONG WARM ADVECTION. COLD FRONT BRINGS PRECIP THREAT TO THE WEST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CAP WILL BE STRONG...BUT MODELS SUGGEST GOOD MID-LEVEL COOLING AS SHORTWAVE MOVES JUST NORTHWEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WHICH SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ERODE CAP. SVR THREAT STILL POSSIBLE FRI AFTERNOON. HARDIMAN && .AVIATION... FOR THE 18 UTC TAFS... THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WE WILL HAVE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE TAF FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS AFTER 20 UTC. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY BUT WE EXPECT THE PREVAILING CONDITIONS TO BE VFR. WITH THIS WARM FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING IN THE PLAINS...A SOUTH WIND WILL CONTINUE DURING THE REST OF THE NIGHT. && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR ILZ062-063- 066>068-071>073. FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ILZ027-029-031- 036>038-040>057-061. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 6:02 AM CST, 6 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 702 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ILZ027-029-031-036>038-040>057-061-051215- CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-COLES-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-FULTON-KNOX- LOGAN-MACON-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-MOULTRIE-PEORIA-PIATT- SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-SHELBY-TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD- 702 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WARM FRONT SLOWLY LIFTS TOWARD NORTHERN ILLINOIS. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL YESTERDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SOME STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM 1 PM THROUGH 9 PM. ILZ028-030-051215- MARSHALL-STARK- 702 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WARM FRONT SLOWLY LIFTS TOWARD NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SOME STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM 1 PM THROUGH 9 PM. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-051215- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 702 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WARM FRONT SLOWLY LIFTS TOWARD NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SOME STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FROM 1 PM UNTIL 6 PM. SHIMON
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:57 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- June 4, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, West York
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $18,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 39.170, -87.680
Numerous tree limbs were blown down. In addition, an unsecured mobile home was rolled off its blocks.
Hail, Cumberland
- When
- June 4, 1:18 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Toledo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -88.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- June 4, 1:18 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Toledo
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 39.270, -88.250
A large tree was blown down onto a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- June 4, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 2.72 mi WNW of Sand Barrens
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.601, -87.722
Wind gust reported at Mount Carmel Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- June 4, 1:45 PM CST to 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Casey to Martinsville
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -87.980
Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flood in Virginia, June 4, 2008
- Flooding in Illinois, June 4 to 18, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, June 4 to 5, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, June 4, 2008
- Flooding in Indiana, June 4 to 22, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 4 to 5, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, June 4 to 5, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, June 4 to 15, 2008
- Flood in Indiana, June 4 to 12, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, June 4, 2008
- Flood in Indiana, June 4 to 21, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Iowa, June 4 to 18, 2008
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 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: 113614, 113627, 113613, 113621, 113617, 113619.