Severe weather, including tornadoes, heavy rains, high winds, hail, and flooding occurred across parts of Illinois yesterday and last night. Here is the radar estimated precipitation with areas in green indicating 1 to 2.5 inches an areas in yellow and orange indicating 2.5 to 4 inches. Below are reports of storm damage across the US for […]
Read More from Two Tornadoes and other Severe Weather in Illinois over the Weekend
Here is a shot of the hail dents on our hailpad at the Illinois State Water Survey in Champaign from this morning’s storm. Most of the dents where in the 1/4 to 1/2 inch range. To construct a hailpad, we use sections of flourist or floral foam covered with aluminum foil. It is low tech […]
Temperature Based on preliminary data, the statewide average temperature for May in Illinois was 63.9 degrees. That is 1.2 degrees above average and the first month to be above average in Illinois since October 2013. Precipitation The statewide average precipitation for May in Illinois was 4.26 inches, just 0.34 inches below average. Below is a […]
Read More from May in Illinois: Warmer Than Average, Dry in the West
According to statistics compiled by NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center, so far in 2011 Illinois has had 58 reports of tornadoes, 298 reports of significant hail (1 inch or more), and 674 reports of wind damage. That’s about average for us. Fortunately, we escaped the worst of the 2011 season that centered on the southeastern U.S. […]