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Illinois hail history

Radar has detected 1,000 major hail days over Illinois since 2011. The largest was 4" hail (baseball size or larger) near Long Creek on June 17, 2026. Data comes from NOAA's Severe Weather Data Inventory: radar hail signatures, not ground reports.

Data last updated: July 26, 2026

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Most recent major hail days

July 10, 2026 · Mount Clare areaup to 2.25" · 30 communities affectedJuly 9, 2026 · Mounds areaup to 2.75" · 30 communities affectedJuly 8, 2026 · Dongola areaup to 2.25" · 30 communities affectedJuly 7, 2026 · Du Quoin areaup to 1.25" · 6 communities affectedJuly 5, 2026 · McClure areaup to 1.25" · 2 communities affectedJuly 4, 2026 · Huntley areaup to 2.5" · 30 communities affectedJuly 3, 2026 · Flora areaup to 2.25" · 30 communities affectedJuly 2, 2026 · Plano areaup to 2" · 30 communities affectedJune 27, 2026 · Allendale areaup to 1.75" · 2 communities affectedJune 25, 2026 · Lebanon areaup to 1.5" · 16 communities affectedJune 24, 2026 · Algonquin areaup to 3" · 30 communities affectedJune 21, 2026 · Dix areaup to 2.5" · 30 communities affectedJune 18, 2026 · Russellville areaup to 1.75" · 10 communities affectedJune 17, 2026 · Long Creek areaup to 4" · 30 communities affectedJune 13, 2026 · Downers Grove areaup to 1.25" · 30 communities affected

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Largest hail on record here (radar-estimated)

4" (baseball size or larger) · Long Creek areaJune 17, 20264" (baseball size or larger) · Varna areaJune 11, 20264" (baseball size or larger) · Bartelso areaApril 27, 20264" (baseball size or larger) · Forest City areaApril 3, 20264" (baseball size or larger) · Moweaqua areaMarch 26, 20264" (baseball size or larger) · Carbondale areaMay 16, 20254" (baseball size or larger) · Athens areaMay 15, 20254" (baseball size or larger) · Homer Glen areaMay 7, 20244" (baseball size or larger) · Edwardsville areaMarch 14, 20244" (baseball size or larger) · Arcola areaJuly 25, 2023

Illinois cities with hail history

Ordered by number of major hail days since 2011.

Granite City (54 days)Pontoon Beach (52 days)Maryville (52 days)Madison (51 days)Glen Carbon (50 days)Collinsville (48 days)Cahokia Heights (48 days)Columbia (47 days)East St. Louis (46 days)Washington Park (45 days)East Carondelet (45 days)Fairmont City (43 days)O'Fallon (43 days)Edwardsville (43 days)Dupo (42 days)Fairview Heights (42 days)Shiloh (42 days)Millstadt (42 days)Olive Branch (42 days)Bethalto (41 days)Caseyville (40 days)Sauget (40 days)Swansea (40 days)Alton (40 days)Cairo (39 days)East Alton (39 days)East Cape Girardeau (39 days)Venice (38 days)Belleville (38 days)Wood River (38 days)Roxana (37 days)Eddyville (37 days)Scott AFB (36 days)Mitchell (36 days)Troy (36 days)Freeburg (36 days)McClure (36 days)Tamms (36 days)Karnak (35 days)Belknap (35 days)Rosewood Heights (35 days)Olmsted (35 days)Mounds (35 days)South Roxana (34 days)Unity (34 days)Hartford (33 days)Cypress (33 days)Holiday Shores (33 days)Shawneetown (33 days)Waterloo (33 days)Thebes (33 days)Lebanon (32 days)Brooklyn (32 days)Mound City (32 days)Valmeyer (32 days)Metropolis (32 days)Prairie Grove (32 days)Aviston (32 days)Anna (32 days)Hamel (31 days)

Hail days by year

2011

2

2012

81

2013

48

2014

69

2015

72

2016

66

2017

76

2018

77

2019

74

2020

64

2021

48

2022

58

2023

59

2024

77

2025

76

2026

53

How to read this page. These are radar hail signatures: estimates of hail aloft, accurate to roughly a mile. They are strong evidence a storm produced hail in an area, not proof of damage at any one roof. If a date here matches when your roof was last replaced or inspected, the address lookup will show what the radar saw over your specific property.