Hail Map in Illinois on May 8, 2024

The weather event in Illinois on May 8, 2024 includes Hail, Wind, and Tornado maps. 21 states and 1,905 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 54,079.
Hail map in Illinois on May 8, 2024
Hail
Wind
Tornado

54,079

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

6,441

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

0

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Illinois

Illinois

DateDescription
05/08/20246:58 PM CDTPower lines knocked over in town. Fire chief reports trees down and entire town without power.
05/08/20246:45 PM CDTTree down over roadway... Relayed via email with picture.
05/08/20246:36 PM CDTSeveral trees and power lines down in sparta.
05/08/20246:16 PM CDTPower pole down across roadway south of red bud and tree on house in red bud. Minor damage to house.
05/08/20246:00 PM CDTTree branches down.
05/08/20245:30 PM CDTReports of quarter sized hail in mascoutah.
05/08/20245:20 PM CDTAir force forecaster in belleville.
05/08/20245:18 PM CDTSpotter held quarter next to hail... Was slightly larger.
05/08/20244:40 PM CDTReport from mping: 1-inch tree limbs broken; shingles blown off.
05/08/20244:29 PM CDTTornado reported five miles southwest of equality.
05/08/20244:20 PM CDTEagle coal building damaged.
05/08/20244:19 PM CDTPing pong ball sized hail.
05/08/20244:16 PM CDTLikely tornado damage to a large outbuilding near highway 145 and willow grove road. Time estimated.
05/08/20244:13 PM CDTSeveral dozen trees snapped or uprooted along with many large branches broken along the path. A few homes and barns with minor roof damage. One home was slightly shifte
05/08/20244:04 PM CDTAn ef-0 tornado did intermittent damage from the central subdivisions of the lake of egypt community to just south of creal springs in williamson county... Il. The grea
05/08/20243:33 PM CDTQuarter size hail.
05/08/20243:32 PM CDTTrees down.
05/08/20243:32 PM CDTTrees down.
05/08/20243:25 PM CDTGolf ball size hail.
05/08/20243:17 PM CDTTrees down.
05/08/20243:15 PM CDTVideo of a tornado shared on social media southeast of carbondale. Time and location approximate.
05/08/20243:10 PM CDTDamage was mainly to tree limbs along a path beginning southeast of carbondale along giant city blacktop. Several large tree limbs were downed on wagon wheel road and c
05/08/20242:27 PM CDTGolf ball sized hail reported northeast of chester.
05/08/20242:24 PM CDTReport from mping: half dollar
05/08/20242:15 PM CDTPublic reported quarter sized hail.
05/08/20242:12 PM CDTA local report indicates 2.50 inch wind near Ellis Grove
05/08/20242:08 PM CDTQuarter sized hail just south of evansville.
05/08/20241:22 PM CDTGolf ball sized hail south of valmeyer.
05/08/20241:14 PM CDTEstimated from picture. Golf ball to tennis ball sized hail in festus.
05/08/202412:55 PM CDTReport from mping: quarter
05/08/202412:02 PM CDT*** 1 inj *** mobile home shifted off foundation... Older barn roof damage... Travel trailer flipped over. Multiple trees snapped....
05/08/202412:01 PM CDT*** 1 inj *** an ef-1 tornado impacted the the community of cora in extreme western jackson county... Il. The tornado began south of cora where it uprooted a tree in th
05/07/20248:40 PM CDTGolf ball sized hail.
05/07/20248:32 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near Harrisburg
05/07/20247:55 PM CDTDelayed report. Co-op observer reported tree limbs down... High-line pole blown over... And satellite dishes blown off of a home.
05/07/20247:44 PM CDTSeveral trees and power poles blown down from xenia east to highway 45.
05/07/20247:44 PM CDTMeasured from private anemometer.
05/07/20247:42 PM CDTEstimated winds of 60-70 mph with dime size hail.
05/07/20247:42 PM CDTTrees down and power lines down over road.
05/07/20247:41 PM CDTLarge tree and power lines down on highway 161 west of highway 45.
05/07/20247:35 PM CDTEstimated wind gusts 60 mph along the clay and wayne county border.
05/07/20247:28 PM CDTReport from mping: 3-inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken.
05/07/20247:21 PM CDTFacebook report.
05/07/20247:21 PM CDTTrees down power outages.
05/07/20247:15 PM CDTReport from mping: 3-inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken.
05/07/20247:13 PM CDTPower pole over roadway with energized lines.
05/07/20247:08 PM CDTTree down closing woods lane.
05/07/20247:00 PM CDTReport from mping: quarter

Cities Impacted by Hail Map on May 8, 2024

Please be aware that the storm maps provided by HailTrace include estimates of the number of structures impacted by storms on the specified date. These estimates are derived from data provided by Microsoft, including building footprint data generated using computer vision algorithms applied to satellite imagery. While HailTrace makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information, it is not guaranteed and should be used as a general reference only. The actual number of impacted structures may differ from the estimates provided on the storm maps.

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