Hail, Hancock
- When
- October 23, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, 0.53 mi E of Hamilton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -91.340
Trained spotter reported pea to nickel size hail just east of Hamilton.
Hail in Illinois, October 23, 2010
Low pressure in the central plains had a warm front draped across southern Iowa and into western Illinois on October 23, 2010. A strengthening low level jet and moist axis impinging on the front triggered a few thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 DVN wrote it up.
Low pressure in the central plains had a warm front draped across southern Iowa and into western Illinois on October 23, 2010. A strengthening low level jet and moist axis impinging on the front triggered a few thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening. One thunderstorm near Hamilton in Hancock County produced pea to nickel size hail.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:31 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 23, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 23, 2010
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, October 23, 2010
- High Wind in California, October 23 to 25, 2010
- Hail in Nebraska, October 23, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 23, 2010
- Hail in Iowa, October 23, 2010
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 23 to 27, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, October 23, 2010
- High Wind in Oregon, October 23 to 24, 2010
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Nebraska, October 23 to 24, 2010
- Wildfire in Arkansas, October 23 to 26, 2010
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, October 2010
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 262787.