HailTrace Maps Show Hail and 70 mph Gusts in Perry County

HailTrace’s event maps documented hail strikes in the Tell City and Cannelton areas on February 19, as a fast‑moving storm produced reports of hail from pea size up to 1.50 inches across southern Indiana and neighboring states between the late afternoon and evening hours. The storm system moved through the region during the 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. window meteorologists were tracking.

Timed observations in the consolidated reports show hail at specific locations and times: 6:35 p.m. in Morgan County near 2 N Lake Hart with dime‑size (0.75 inch) hail reported via mPING; 6:47 p.m. reports around Freedom in Owen County listing both 0.50 inch and 1.25 inch observations; 6:47 p.m. Greenwood in Johnson County logged an estimated 1.00 inch strike relayed via social media; and a delayed public report placed 1.50 inch hail at Linton in Greene County. Monroe County saw multiple entries around 7:00 p.m., including a 1.50 inch mPING report 1 SE Bloomington and a 1.00 inch report 4 W Whitehall describing decks covered with quarter‑inch to one‑inch stones.

Wind damage and gust data accompanied the hail reports. The ASOS at Bloomington Monroe County Airport recorded a 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust at 7:01 p.m., and an amateur radio delayed report at 6:30 p.m. described several power poles along US 231 north of Worthington pushed over or left leaning to the east. Broadcast media noted delayed damage to the Monroe County Humane Association at 791 S Fieldstone Blvd, Bloomington, with the consolidated block of reports marking that entry at 7:05 p.m. Sullivan County reported a 6:34 p.m. public call of a large tree down on a car in Carlisle.

The regional severe‑weather picture extended beyond Perry County’s Tell City and Cannelton hail observations. WAND TV summarized National Weather Service findings in Illinois, noting one tornado passed just east of Edgewood with winds of 75 miles per hour, 25 yards wide, and a three‑mile ground track, and adding that the storms “also produced large amounts of hail, including some the size of golf balls.” FarmWeekNow reported the most severe structural damage near New Hebron in Crawford County and that NWS dispatched a survey crew Friday to assess damage in southeast Illinois.

Local preparedness messaging reflected the risk before the storms. Bartholomew County Emergency Management posted a Feb. 19 notice stating, “We are monitoring the potential for severe storms Thursday (2/19) evening into the overnight hours,” and listing, “All hazards are possible, including: • Damaging winds • Large hail • Isolated tornadoes.” Broadcast meteorologists were tracking storm clusters arriving around 6:30–7:00 p.m. with another cluster near 8:00–9:00 p.m.

Officials and media reports in the consolidated dataset identify clear follow‑ups needed: full HailTrace map exports for Tell City and Cannelton, NWS survey results for any confirmed tornadoes or wind damage paths, and utility confirmations for the US 231 pole damage near Worthington. For Perry County residents, the HailTrace mapping of Tell City and Cannelton on Feb. 19 joins regional ASOS and public reports that document a severe‑weather episode marked by damaging winds and large hail across southern Indiana.