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The Chicago metro area has the highest concentration of homes at risk for hail, tornadoes and damaging winds, according to CoreLogic’s 2025 Severe Convective Storm Risk Report. The financial ...
A three-month-old baby died of a fractured skull, struck by a large hailstone while being carried by her mother, who was running with her to seek cover. [3] 11 July 1990 Denver, Colorado, US Softball-sized hail destroyed roofs and cars, causing $625 million in total damage ($1.1 billion in damage adjusted to 2013 dollars). [4] 7 September 1991
Large hail and tornadoes are possible in the metro-east in the coming days. ... Local meteorologists expect potentially hazardous weather over Easter weekend in southwestern Illinois and St. Louis ...
Some areas reported torrential rain and large hail. [2] [7] [1] Damage was moderate to severe across much of the affected area, as sustained wind speeds of 70 miles per hour (110 kilometers per hour; 31 meters per second) were prevalent. The greatest damage occurred in eastern Iowa, and northern Illinois, where multiple tornadoes touched down.
In Canada, a severe thunderstorm is defined as having wind gusts of greater than 90 km/h (56 mph), hail with a diameter of greater than two centimetres (0.79 in), rainfall rates of greater than 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in one hour or greater than 75 millimetres (3.0 in) in three hours, or tornadoes. [14]
The weather service in Topeka, Kansas, said hail as big as a quarter and gusts up to 60 mph could last until Thursday morning. Video showed what appeared to be a huge tornado moving through ...
Accumulating hail storms can blanket the ground with over 2 in (5.1 cm) of hail, cause thousands to lose power, and bring down many trees. Flash flooding and mudslides within areas of steep terrain can be a concern with accumulating hail. [60] Depths of up to 18 in (0.46 m) have been reported.
The full spectrum of severe weather is possible with the complex through much of Thursday night over the central and southern Plains, including storms with large hail and perhaps a few tornadoes.