Hail, Peoria
- When
- June 19, 9:05 AM CST to 9:06 AM CST
- Where
- Peoria County, Peoria
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 40.700, -89.600
Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 19, 2009
An isolated thunderstorm developed along a departing warm front during the morning of June 19th. The storm produced 1-inch diameter hail and damaging winds across parts of Peoria County before dissipating.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
An isolated thunderstorm developed along a departing warm front during the morning of June 19th. The storm produced 1-inch diameter hail and damaging winds across parts of Peoria County before dissipating.
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 19, 5:56 AM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 5:56 AM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 656 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 315 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 STRONG CONVECTION DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG PERIPHERY OF 700MB CAP AND NOSE OF LLJ IN LOWER GRT LAKES...AS WELL AS COOL SIDE OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN NEB. LOCAL AREA REMAINS CAPPED UNDER +12C 700MB TEMPS WHICH EXTEND SW INTO TX. 07Z SFC MAP SHOWED WARM FRONT DRAPED FROM NRN IA...SE INTO NRN IL AND CENTRAL IN. SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY LARGE POOL OF MID 70S DEWPOINTS...COMBINED WITH TEMPS IN UPPER 70S TO PRODUCE LOW/MID 80S HEAT INDEX VALUES AT 3 AM ACROSS THE CWA. POORLY ORGANIZED COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM ND DOWN INTO WRN KS. ALOFT...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WAS CENTERED OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY WHILE A LONGWAVE TROUGH WAS DIGGING INTO THE ROCKIES. SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WERE EJECTING OUT OF THE BASE OF THE TROUGH...UP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. MAIN FORECAST ISSUE IS SVR PLACEMENT/TIMING LATER TODAY AS THE TROUGH AND FRONT TO OUR WEST MOVE INTO A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT POOR MODEL PERFORMANCE CONTINUES AND HAVE BASED SHORT TERM FORECAST LARGELY ON CONCEPTUAL MODELS WITH SOME INPUTS FROM THERMODYNAMIC AND KINEMATIC FIELDS OF SHORT RANGE MODELS...ALONG WITH SOME MASS FIELDS. WILL NEED TO WATCH OUTFLOW FROM EARLY MORNING CONVECTION TO OUR WEST...IF THIS CAN WORK EAST OF THE MS RIVER...CAP WOULD WEAKEN AND ALLOW SOME CONVECTION TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING IN THE NRN CWA. THIS SCENARIO DOES NOT LOOK LIKELY AS MEAN LAYER FLOW DIRECTS THIS ACTIVITY ENE THROUGH NRN IA...AND THIS IS SUPPORTED BY THE 4KM WRF...WHICH HAS PERFORMED DECENTLY IN THIS UNSETTLED PATTERN. HOWEVER WILL CARRY SOME CHC POPS ACROSS THE NORTH THIS MORNING IN CASE CONVECTION TAKES OFF AND CAN PROPAGATE INTO CAP AND MODIFY ENVIRONMENT THIS FAR SE. HAVE KEPT HIGHER POPS FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SHORTWAVE AND FRONT APPROACH FROM THE NW. BY MID AFTERNOON TEMPS SHOULD RISE INTO THE UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S...AND WITH DEWPOINTS IN MID 70S...MUCAPES APPROACH 3K J/KG. SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING AIDED BY 90KT UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK SHOULD ALLOW CAP TO WEAKEN AND SUPERCELLS/CLUSTERS TO DEVELOP ALONG FRONT IN SRN IA BY MID AFTERNOON. 0-6KM BULK SHEAR VALUES OF 50-60 KTS OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY 00Z...AND WITH NEARLY UNIDIRECTIONAL SHEAR...APPEARS THE STORMS WILL DEVELOP INTO A SQUALL LINE AS COLD POOL DEVELOPS AND LINE TRACKS SE ACROSS THE ILX CWA DURING THE EVENING. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 60-80 MPH LOOK TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. SOME LARGE HAIL IN THE STRONGER CORES BUT WITH WBZ HEIGHT NEAR 15KFT AGL THIS SHOULD BE SECONDARY. DEPENDING ON THE ORIENTATION OF THE LINE...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING COULD BE AN ISSUE AS PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REACH AN IMPRESSIVE 2+ INCHES. THE LINE SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS INSTABILITY WANES AND THE BEST DYNAMICS PUSH OFF TO THE EAST. WITH COLD FRONT SLOW TO CLEAR OUR SE COUNTIES...WILL KEEP LOW CHC POPS INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SPC HAS ENTIRE AREA NORTH OF I-70 IN MDT RISK /MAINLY FOR DMGG WINDS/ AND THIS LOOKS REASONABLE BASED ON LATEST DATA. BACK TO THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY TODAY...PEAK HEATING AND HIGH HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP OVER 100F SOUTH OF I-72...AND POSSIBLY FLIRTING WITH HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA SOUTH OF I-70. LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY QUICK LOOK AT THE EXTENDED SHOWS DOMINANT FEATURE DURING THE PERIOD BEING A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE /HEAT DOME/ WHICH WILL SLOWLY MIGRATE NORTHWEST INTO THE PLAINS AND MIDWEST. THIS WILL KEEP WARM/HUMID CONDITIONS AROUND THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. FRONT THAT PUSHES SOUTH OF US ON SATURDAY DOES NOT HAVE MUCH COOL AIR BEHIND IT...THOUGH DEWPOINTS WILL DROP BY 5-10 DEGREES. APPEARS THE FRONT WORKS BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT AND MAY BRING SOME A FEW STORMS ON SUNDAY...AND ADDED SLGT CHC POPS FOR THIS. FORECAST REMAINS DRY AFTER THAT...THOUGH DETAILS WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED AS A RING OF FIRE PATTERN SETS UP ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE. 25 && .AVIATION... ISSUED 656 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009...FOR THE 12Z TAFS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FROM IOWA. WILL FORECAST IFR VIS AND MVFR CIGS AT ALL TAF SITES FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE LINE OF STORMS PUSHES THROUGH. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE BRIEF PERIODS OF LIFR VIS/CIGS IN THE STRONGER STORMS. THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY BE DELAYED...SO HAVE OPTED TO KEEP WINDS PRIMARILY SW THROUGH THE NIGHT. GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 25 KTS AT TIMES. CIG AND VIS CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY BEHIND THE LINE OF STORMS...ESPECIALLY BY 04Z-06Z FROM WEST TO EAST. SHIMON && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 5:49 AM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 649 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 ILZ028>031-037-038-042-048-051-201200- LOGAN-MARSHALL-MCLEAN-MENARD-PEORIA-SANGAMON-STARK-TAZEWELL- WOODFORD- 649 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT. SOME LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 95 TO 100 DEGREES TODAY AHEAD OF THE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A CONFERENCE CALL FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 11 AM. CALL DETAILS WILL BE AN E-MAIL. ILZ027-036-040-041-047-049-050-201200- CASS-FULTON-KNOX-MASON-MORGAN-SCHUYLER-SCOTT- 649 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT. SOME LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 95 TO 100 DEGREES TODAY AHEAD OF THE STORMS. SOME MINOR RENEWED RISES WILL OCCUR ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER...AND THE RIVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE SPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS WILL BE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE ILLINOIS RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD FROM HAVANA AND DOWNSTREAM THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A CONFERENCE CALL FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 11 AM. CALL DETAILS WILL BE AN E-MAIL. ILZ043>046-052>057-061>063-201200- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-COLES-CUMBERLAND-DE WITT-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- MACON-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SHELBY-VERMILION- 649 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT. SOME LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 95 TO 100 DEGREES TODAY AHEAD OF THE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A CONFERENCE CALL FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT 1130 AM. CALL DETAILS WILL BE AN E-MAIL. ILZ066>068-071>073-201200- CLAY-CRAWFORD-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 649 AM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST THREAT. SOME LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AHEAD OF THE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FOR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 70. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY 7 PM THIS EVENING. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LINCOLN. THIS ADDRESS IS ALL IN LOWER CASE. SHIMON
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:07 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Peoria
- When
- June 19, 9:08 AM CST to 9:09 AM CST
- Where
- Peoria County, Peoria
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 40.700, -89.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Peoria
- When
- June 19, 9:13 AM CST to 9:14 AM CST
- Where
- Peoria County, 1 mi N of Peoria
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 40.715, -89.600
Several tree limbs 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
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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: 178222, 178219, 178220.