Summary of storm reports from Monday’s severe weather episode
A weak cold front moved southeast into the Lower Ohio Valley on Monday night. This front, combined with an approaching upper level disturbance over the Plains, triggered numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours.
Thunderstorms began developing during the early afternoon as temperatures climbed into the lower 90’s and the atmosphere became quite unstable. The initial storms that developed along a boundary over southern Illinois exhibited strong rotation, particularly a storm northwest of Carbondale and another storm southeast of Mount Vernon. No tornadoes were reported. The initial storms produced large amounts of hail, ranging from dime to quarter size. There was an isolated report of golf ball size hail.
As the severe weather event unfolded, reports of strong winds outnumbered hail reports during the evening hours. The Storm Prediction Center issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 498 at 4:50 P.M. There were several reports of tree damage and minor roof damage, mostly in southern Illinois and southeast Missouri. The storms decreased in intensity as the atmosphere cooled later in the evening.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
941 PM CDT MON JUN 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0133 PM HAIL 1 E WAYNE CITY 38.35N 88.57W
06/09/2008 M0.75 INCH WAYNE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BETWEEN WAYNE CITY AND SIMS.
0153 PM HAIL OPDYKE 38.26N 88.79W
06/09/2008 M1.75 INCH JEFFERSON IL BROADCAST MEDIA
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA.
0209 PM HAIL 2 W WAYNE CITY 38.35N 88.62W
06/09/2008 M0.75 INCH WAYNE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0210 PM HAIL WAYNE CITY 38.35N 88.59W
06/09/2008 M1.00 INCH WAYNE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN TOWN.
0215 PM HAIL SIMS 38.36N 88.54W
06/09/2008 M0.75 INCH WAYNE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG CARTERVILLE 37.76N 89.08W
06/09/2008 WILLIAMSON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LATE REPORT. ELECTRICAL POLE DOWN ACROSS AN AUTO
DEALERSHIP AND 1 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN.
0339 PM HAIL WEST FRANKFORT 37.90N 88.93W
06/09/2008 M1.25 INCH FRANKLIN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN TOWN.
0348 PM HAIL 3 E WEST FRANKFORT 37.90N 88.87W
06/09/2008 M0.75 INCH FRANKLIN IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0410 PM HAIL 5 E WEST FRANKFORT 37.90N 88.84W
06/09/2008 M0.88 INCH FRANKLIN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
0412 PM HAIL THOMPSONVILLE 37.91N 88.76W
06/09/2008 M1.00 INCH FRANKLIN IL BROADCAST MEDIA
0422 PM HAIL MCLEANSBORO 38.09N 88.53W
06/09/2008 M0.75 INCH HAMILTON IL BROADCAST MEDIA
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG CARRIER MILLS 37.69N 88.63W
06/09/2008 SALINE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG VIENNA 37.41N 88.89W
06/09/2008 JOHNSON IL BROADCAST MEDIA
LATE REPORT...UPROOTED SMALL TREES WITH SMALLER BRANCHES
ON TOP OF SOME TREES SNAPPED. DAMAGE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT
THE RURAL VIENNA AREA.
0610 PM HAIL PUXICO 36.95N 90.16W
06/09/2008 M1.00 INCH STODDARD MO EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0651 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S DALE 37.94N 88.49W
06/09/2008 HAMILTON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0734 PM TSTM WND GST SIKESTON 36.88N 89.58W
06/09/2008 E60.00 MPH SCOTT MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORRENTIAL RAINS REPORTED WITH THE STORM.
0736 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 N BENTON 38.04N 88.92W
06/09/2008 FRANKLIN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
FUNNEL CLOUD BRIEFLY FORMED BUT HAS SINCE DISSIPATED.
SEEN AT REST STOP NORTH OF TOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 57.
0846 PM FUNNEL CLOUD DALE 37.99N 88.49W
06/09/2008 HAMILTON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED ALONG ILLINOIS STATE ROUTE 142.
0858 PM HAIL 4 N HARRISBURG 37.79N 88.55W
06/09/2008 M0.75 INCH SALINE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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