Chris and his wife Kim share these 5:10 p.m. Thursday photos of hail which fell in far south suburban Bradley near Kankakee. Chris reports the temperature there was around 40 degrees and asks if the presence of hail doesn't indicate an increased threat for tornadoes. That’s a great question.
It is true that thunderstorms strong enough to produce twisters almost always produce large hail -- and in a number of cases, very large hail. The converse, however, isn't always true -- that hail-bearing thunderstorms necessarily produce tornadoes. Thanks Chris for sharing these photos with us!
--Tom Skilling, Chief Meteorologist, WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune
Photos courtesy of Chris Veldhuizen, Bradley, Ill.
