May 15, 2017: Large Hail in the Rockford Area Causes Damage to Vehicles

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
448 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0532 PM     HAIL             3 SE DURAND             42.40N 89.29W
05/15/2017  E1.00 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   AMATEUR RADIO

0552 PM     HAIL             4 SE MACHESNEY PARK     42.32N 88.98W
05/15/2017  M1.75 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL STARTED AT 552 PM AND CONTINUES, UP TO GOLF BALL
            SIZED AT 602 PM. DAMAGE REPORTED TO CARS

0556 PM     HAIL             MACHESNEY PARK          42.36N 89.04W
05/15/2017  M1.75 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS LARGE HAIL REPORTS FROM MACHESNEY PARK, MAINLY
            ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.

0601 PM     HAIL             1 SSE LOVES PARK        42.32N 89.00W
05/15/2017  E1.25 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0604 PM     HAIL             4 NE ROCKFORD           42.31N 89.01W
05/15/2017  M2.00 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PUBLIC REPORT WITH PHOTO RELAYED THROUGH BROADCAST MEDIA.


0607 PM     HAIL             LOVES PARK              42.34N 89.01W
05/15/2017  M1.75 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND CARS DAMAGED.

0614 PM     HAIL             2 ENE LOVES PARK        42.34N 88.96W
05/15/2017  M1.00 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND

1003 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LOVES PARK              42.34N 89.01W
05/15/2017                   WINNEBAGO          IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

1017 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELVIDERE               42.25N 88.85W
05/15/2017                   BOONE              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW LARGE BRANCHES DOWNED ON POWERLINES. TIME ESTIMATED
            VIA RADAR.

1050 PM     HAIL             WOODSTOCK               42.31N 88.44W
05/15/2017  M0.75 INCH       MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF DIME SIZED HAIL.


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