Hail events in Kane 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 225 hail events on record for Kane County, Illinois, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 24 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 74 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

Jun 24 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of ALGONQUIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of ALGONQUIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of ALGONQUIN

Apr 14 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of YOUNGSDALE

Mar 30 2026

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SW of ST CHARLES

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles WSW of MONTGOMERY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of MONTGOMERY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of AURORA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BIG ROCK

Mar 10 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of AURORA

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles SW of (ARR) AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

Jun 8 2025

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile WSW of BATAVIA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of MOOSEHEART

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At BATAVIA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BATAVIA

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile S of BATAVIA

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile SW of BATAVIA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles W of BATAVIA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of BATAVIA

Hail2.30 in, hen egg size

1 mile S of BATAVIA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of BATAVIA

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile NW of BATAVIA

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles W of BATAVIA

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles WNW of BATAVIA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles SE of LA FOX

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 Kane 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	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
1970s	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	8
1980s	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	2	2	0	11
1990s	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	8
2000s	1	2	0	17	7	4	9	3	9	7	59
2010s	10	7	8	9	12	6	2	7	8	8	77
2020s	4	3	5	21	1	15	11 (part of the year)				60

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

Jan1 event
Feb4 events
Mar15 events
Apr51 events
May40 events
Jun50 events
Jul21 events
Aug26 events
Sep8 events
Oct3 events
Nov5 events
Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Kane County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	70
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	105
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	49
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	1
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: Kane County beside the total of the counties of Illinois and of the United States
Measure	Kane	All counties of Illinois	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	225	12,294	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	43.3	22.1	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	4.4	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 Kane County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
8 Jun 2025	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Feb 2024	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
4 Apr 2023	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
3 Jan 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Sep 2022	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
18 Sep 2022	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
18 Sep 2022	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
22 Feb 2022	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Feb 2022	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Jun 2021	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 Jun 2021	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 Jun 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Sep 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jul 2019	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 May 2019	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 May 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
16 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 2019	Hail	2.25 in	none	County
1 Dec 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Aug 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Aug 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Aug 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Aug 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Aug 2018	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
14 May 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2018	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
23 Jul 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
21 Jul 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jul 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jul 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Apr 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jul 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Jul 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Jun 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Aug 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
20 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2014	Hail	2.00 in	$50 thousand	County
20 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 May 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 Apr 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
31 Aug 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Jul 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jun 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Jun 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Jun 2013	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 Apr 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Apr 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Nov 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Nov 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Nov 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Nov 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Jun 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
20 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
25 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Aug 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Aug 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Aug 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Oct 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 May 2006	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
29 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Oct 2005	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
30 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jul 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Mar 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Mar 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Aug 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Aug 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Jul 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Jul 2003	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
17 Jul 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 2003	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
15 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 2003	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Oct 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Aug 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 May 1998	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
12 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1992	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 1992	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
27 Mar 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Aug 1990	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
22 Apr 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Jul 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jun 1985	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
9 Aug 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Jun 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 May 1977	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jul 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 May 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Jun 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Sep 1972	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Sep 1972	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Sep 1972	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
4 Jun 1969	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jul 1962	Hail	1.00 in	none	County

The site keeps 199 of the 225 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: Chicago, 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 Kane County, Illinois". https://countyhazards.com/county/il/kane/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 Kane County?: April has 51 of the 225 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 Kane County compare with the other counties of Illinois?: The counties of Illinois have 22.1 hail events for each 100 square miles. Kane County has 43.3.
How large is the hail on record for Kane County?: 50 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.