Hail events in Henry County, Illinois The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 217 hail events on record for Henry County, Illinois, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 2 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 77 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Apr 2 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NW of WARNER

Mar 31 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ESE of SUNNY HILL

Mar 10 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CAMBRIDGE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WSW of OPHEIM

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of KEWANEE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles NNW of KEWANEE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NE of CAMBRIDGE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WSW of OPHEIM

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile S of ALPHA

May 15 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SE of ANNAWAN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of BISHOP HILL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BISHOP HILL

Oct 24 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of ORION

May 7 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of GALVA

Apr 16 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CAMBRIDGE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At OSCO

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles WSW of OPHEIM

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of ORION

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of ORION

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At ORION

Mar 4 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NE of MORRISTOWN

Feb 27 2024

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile N of COLONA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of GREEN ROCK

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of COLONA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile WSW of GENESEO

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Henry County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
1970s	0	1	0	2	3	4	0	0	1	0	11
1980s	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3
1990s	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	3	1	1	15
2000s	4	6	0	14	3	1	13	1	5	2	49
2010s	8	21	5	5	5	6	1	24	3	4	82
2020s	3	1	5	16	17	3	9 (part of the year)				54

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb22 events
Mar23 events
Apr60 events
May43 events
Jun28 events
Jul16 events
Aug12 events
Sep7 events
Oct1 event
Nov5 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Henry County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	99
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	88
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	28
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	2
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Henry County beside the total of the counties of Illinois and of the United States
Measure	Henry	All counties of Illinois	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	217	12,294	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	26.4	22.1	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	44.4	9.7	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Henry County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
27 Feb 2024	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 2024	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
27 Feb 2024	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 Feb 2024	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
17 Aug 2023	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
17 Aug 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Aug 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Sep 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Aug 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Aug 2021	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Jul 2020	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Jul 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Apr 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Sep 2019	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 2018	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
14 May 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 May 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 May 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Mar 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jul 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Jul 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jul 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
13 Jul 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Jul 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Sep 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Apr 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Nov 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 May 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Sep 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
5 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Feb 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Sep 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
13 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Mar 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	County
11 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$4 thousand	County
11 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
11 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
20 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	County
7 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	County
26 Sep 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$15 thousand	County
21 Jul 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$100 thousand	County
7 Jul 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$25 thousand	County
7 Jul 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$25 thousand	County
14 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$500 thousand	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Sep 2000	Hail	0.80 in	none	County
31 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Aug 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
16 Aug 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 May 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jul 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Feb 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Feb 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Feb 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Feb 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 May 1995	Hail	0.80 in	none	County
9 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 May 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Aug 1987	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
31 May 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Apr 1981	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
17 Jun 1978	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jul 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Aug 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 1973	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 1973	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 Jun 1971	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 1967	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jul 1966	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Aug 1958	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The site keeps 200 of the 217 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Quad Cities, IA/IL (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Henry County, Illinois". https://countyhazards.com/county/il/henry/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Henry County?: April has 60 of the 217 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Illinois?: NCEI has 12,331 hail events on record for Illinois from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Henry County compare with the other counties of Illinois?: The counties of Illinois have 22.1 hail events for each 100 square miles. Henry County has 26.4.
How large is the hail on record for Henry County?: 30 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.