Illinois Storm Activity by County
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Tracking hail, high-wind, and tornado reports across Illinois? This page aggregates 2434 severe weather events recorded in 100 Illinois counties over the last 180 days, including hail up to 3" and wind gusts up to 97 mph — every one sourced directly from official National Weather Service alerts and Storm Prediction Center verified reports. Pick a county for its day-by-day storm log, radar snapshots, and official warning excerpts.
Illinois has no active hail or wind alerts right now, but SPC’s mesoscale discussions point to a broader severe setup nearby that could matter later today and tonight. The main threat corridor is focused farther north across parts of the Upper Midwest, where SPC notes scattered severe storms capable of large hail up to 2+ inches, damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes; they also mention a separate risk for locally damaging wind gusts in the 55–70 mph range and hail up to 1.25 inches in nearby convection.
Statewide maxima from SPC verified reports and NWS warnings, last 180 days. Tornado EF ratings are assigned by NWS survey teams after ground surveys and published in NOAA's final storm records.
Live radar across Illinois
Top 5 wind gusts in Illinois · last 6 months
- 197 mphnear 1 SE Sugar Grove, Kane CountyAug 11, 2026
- 296 mphnear 2 NNW Shorewood, Will CountyAug 11, 2026
- 391 mphnear 3 NE Bradley, Kankakee CountyAug 11, 2026
- 491 mphnear 2 E Mokena, Will CountyAug 11, 2026
- 589 mphnear 3 SE Batavia, Kane CountyAug 11, 2026
Top 5 hail reports in Illinois · last 6 months
- 13"near 3 N Thomson, Carroll CountyApr 2, 2026
- 23"near 3 N Humboldt, Coles CountyJun 17, 2026
- 33"near 1 SE Arthur, Douglas CountyJun 17, 2026
- 43"near 3 N Cadwell, Moultrie CountyJun 17, 2026
- 53"near 2 W Dakota, Stephenson CountyApr 17, 2026
SPC verified reports only. Events inside the last 30 days show county and month — exact locations and dates are available in the app with a free account.
How Illinois compares nationally
Ranked by SPC verified storm reports (wind, hail, tornado) across all 50 states over the last 12 months. Severity-weighted index scores each report by hazard (tornado ×20, hail ×4, wind ×1) so a single derecho's flood of wind reports doesn't outweigh tornado outbreaks. Recalculated daily as of Sep 11, 2026.
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| County | Events | Hail | Wind | Tornado | Max hail | Max wind | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 147 | 17 | 122 | 8 | 2" | 85 mph | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Will | 84 | 11 | 69 | 4 | 3" | 96 mph | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Tazewell | 74 | 14 | 47 | 13 | 1.5" | 78 mph | August 2026 |
| DuPage | 69 | 15 | 48 | 6 | 2.5" | 80 mph | Aug 11, 2026 |
| McLean | 54 | 11 | 36 | 7 | 1" | 85 mph | August 2026 |
| Sangamon | 52 | 13 | 37 | 2 | 1.75" | 68 mph | August 2026 |
| Kane | 50 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 1.25" | 97 mph | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Champaign | 49 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 1.75" | 68 mph | August 2026 |
| Henry | 49 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 1" | 78 mph | August 2026 |
| Macon | 48 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 2" | 80 mph | August 2026 |
| Woodford | 47 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 1.5" | 63 mph | September 2026 |
| Christian | 44 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 1.25" | 70 mph | August 2026 |
| Vermilion | 44 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 1.75" | 75 mph | August 2026 |
| Peoria | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1.25" | 63 mph | August 2026 |
| De Witt | 39 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0.75" | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| Logan | 35 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 1.25" | 80 mph | August 2026 |
| Scott | 34 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0.88" | 63 mph | August 2026 |
| Lee | 33 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 1" | 67 mph | August 2026 |
| Fulton | 31 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 2" | 70 mph | August 2026 |
| Jo Daviess | 31 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1.75" | 73 mph | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Rock Island | 31 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 1" | 70 mph | August 2026 |
| Jackson | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1.75" | 62 mph | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Clark | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1" | 60 mph | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Coles | 29 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3" | 50 mph | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Lake | 29 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1" | 82 mph | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Livingston | 29 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 0.88" | 50 mph | August 2026 |
| Kankakee | 28 | 0 | 27 | 1 | — | 91 mph | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Stephenson | 28 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 3" | 60 mph | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Whiteside | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1.5" | 71 mph | August 2026 |
| Bureau | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1.75" | 65 mph | August 2026 |
| Crawford | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1.25" | 71 mph | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Hancock | 25 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1.25" | 63 mph | August 2026 |
| Iroquois | 25 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 2.75" | 82 mph | Aug 9, 2026 |
| Knox | 25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1.75" | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| McDonough | 25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1" | 73 mph | August 2026 |
| Shelby | 25 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1.5" | 68 mph | August 2026 |
| Mercer | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0.88" | 60 mph | August 2026 |
| Warren | 24 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0.88" | 60 mph | August 2026 |
| Winnebago | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2.25" | 62 mph | August 2026 |
| Douglas | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 3" | 75 mph | August 2026 |
| Carroll | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3" | 60 mph | August 2026 |
| Edgar | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0.75" | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| Ford | 22 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | 62 mph | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Henderson | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1.25" | 61 mph | August 2026 |
| Marion | 22 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1" | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| Marshall | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2.5" | 70 mph | September 2026 |
| Moultrie | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3" | 70 mph | August 2026 |
| Ogle | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1.75" | 75 mph | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Putnam | 22 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0.75" | 65 mph | August 2026 |
| Mason | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2" | 75 mph | August 2026 |
| Piatt | 21 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0.75" | 50 mph | August 2026 |
| Union | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0.88" | 50 mph | August 2026 |
| Jasper | 20 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1.25" | 60 mph | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Johnson | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1.25" | 60 mph | August 2026 |
| Kendall | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1.25" | 65 mph | Aug 11, 2026 |
| McHenry | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1.5" | 76 mph | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Menard | 20 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1" | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| Clinton | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2" | 60 mph | August 2026 |
| Effingham | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1" | 50 mph | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Clay | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1.5" | 60 mph | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Grundy | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.5" | 70 mph | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Montgomery | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1.5" | 62 mph | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Cumberland | 17 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1.25" | 50 mph | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Jefferson | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1.75" | 60 mph | August 2026 |
| Morgan | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0.88" | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| Pulaski | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1.75" | 50 mph | August 2026 |
| Alexander | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.88" | 55 mph | September 2026 |
| Madison | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2.5" | 70 mph | August 2026 |
| Wabash | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1" | 50 mph | August 2026 |
| Wayne | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1" | 60 mph | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Boone | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1.75" | 61 mph | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Massac | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0.88" | 50 mph | August 2026 |
| Pope | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.88" | 50 mph | August 2026 |
| Stark | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2" | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| Franklin | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1" | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| Lawrence | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1.25" | 50 mph | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Perry | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1.25" | 50 mph | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Edwards | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1.25" | 50 mph | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Schuyler | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.75" | 70 mph | Jul 19, 2026 |
| White | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1.25" | 50 mph | September 2026 |
| Fayette | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 55 mph | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Washington | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 70 mph | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Macoupin | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1" | 55 mph | Jun 10, 2026 |
| St. Clair | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1" | 60 mph | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Williamson | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.75" | 50 mph | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Cass | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| Hardin | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.25" | 50 mph | August 2026 |
| Randolph | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1" | 55 mph | August 2026 |
| Richland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1" | 50 mph | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Pike | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.25" | 61 mph | August 2026 |
| Gallatin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.5" | 50 mph | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Saline | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.5" | 50 mph | September 2026 |
| Adams | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 62 mph | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Monroe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1" | 55 mph | Jul 11, 2026 |
| Bond | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.75" | 55 mph | May 4, 2026 |
| Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 55 mph | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 50 mph | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.5" | 55 mph | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Greene | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 60 mph | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Calhoun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 55 mph | Mar 16, 2026 |
Quiet counties (no recorded activity in 180 days)
DeKalb · LaSalle
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