Champaign County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Champaign County, Illinois has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 6 tornado reports among 69 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 8 hail reports with hail up to 1.75" and 55 high-wind reports with gusts up to 68 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Champaign County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Champaign County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Champaign County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 624 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Paxton to near Atwood. Movement was east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Rantoul, Monticello, Hoopeston, Savoy, Mahomet, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 13, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Several large tree limbs blown down on SW side of Champaign. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
“6 inch tree branch down on Washington Street. Time estimated via radar. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Champaign SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 E Urbana SPC verified report
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — 1 tornado report
“Farm building destroyed with debris thrown into field... trees snapped at two farms at 1100N and 100E... approximately four miles south of Seymour... IL. Time estimated (ILX)”
“Several trees and tree limbs down were blown down. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 3 S Seymour SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SE White Heath SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Pesotum SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“Powerline down at 1209 West Park with tree down on wire. (ILX)”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Champaign SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75"
“Oblong shape golf ball size hail from a viewer with photo. (ILX)”
“Golf ball size hail with photo by measuring tape. (ILX)”
- Hail 1.75" Ogden SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" Saint Joseph SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
17 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 68 mph, 4 tornado reports
“EF1... peak wind speed 100 mph... path length 3 miles. This tornado touched down about a third of a mile south of the Champaign and Ford County line... along Champaign (ILX)”
“Corrects previous tornado report from 3 NNE Urbana. EF1... peak wind speed 100 mph... path length 3.2 miles. This tornado touched down northeast of Frasca Field along C (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 2 ENE Ludlow SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 NNE Urbana SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 NNW Champaign SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 NW Champaign SPC verified report
- Wind 68 mph Willard Airport SPC verified report
- Wind 61 mph 3 NNE Broadlands SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Ogden SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Tolono SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Savoy SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Rantoul SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Thomasboro SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NNW Urbana SPC verified report
- + 5 more events this day — full detail in the app
Monday, June 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 144 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Homer to near Allerton to near Ashmore. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Paris, St.”
“At 111 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Villa Grove to near Janesville. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Charleston, Mattoon, Tuscola, Arcola, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1211 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Fithian to near Broadlands to Camargo. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Danville, Paris, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 64 mph
“Strong gradient winds are occuring on the back side of the showers and thunderstorms in east central IL. Expect east to southeast winds gusting 45 to 55 mph at times through 5 pm, especially from I-57 east and north of I-70. Secure loose objects and watch for possible falling tree limbs with these gusty winds. Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles like semi trucks.”
- Wind 64 mph Ogden SPC verified report
- Wind 62 mph Willard Airport SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“Trees down on Sidney/St Joseph Rd... near Home Lake Rd. (ILX)”
- Wind 65 mph Seymour SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph Ogden SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 E Sidney SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NW Lake of the Woods SPC verified report
Thursday, April 16, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 59 mph, 1 tornado report
“EF0... max wind speed 85 mph... path length 0.88 mi. The tornado touched down just south of Rt 10 and damaged a power pole and quickly moved east-northeast. It did mino (ILX)”
“A power pole was leaning over near Route 47 just east of Seymour. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 1 ENE Seymour SPC verified report
- Wind 59 mph Willard Airport SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 ENE Seymour SPC verified report
Sunday, April 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Moderately strong winds out of the south to southwest will continue late this evening into the overnight hours. Expect a few sporadic gusts of 40 to 50 mph with more frequent gusts of 25 to 40 mph. These winds can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and southeast Illinois. WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
“Golf ball size hail reported in Fisher from a viewer. (ILX)”
- Hail 1.75" Fisher SPC verified report
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.25"
“Half dollar size hail with photo on social media. (ILX)”
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ILX)”
- Hail 1.25" 2 NE Urbana SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 2 NE Urbana SPC verified report
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...Until noon CDT today. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“Light snow continues to fall across portions of central and southeast Illinois this morning. Winds gusting to around 45 to 50 mph at times is resulting in blowing and drifting snow. Visibility may be reduced to a quarter mile or less at times. Use caution if traveling this morning and be alert to slippery roads along with low or rapidly changing visibility.”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph expected today. Then switching directions to west-northwest tonight. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph expected late this morning and afternoon and switching west to northwest during tonight. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South-southwest winds on Sunday shifting to the west-northwest behind a cold front Sunday night. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 7 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Tolono SPC verified report
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds will turn west at 25 to 30 mph during this morning with gusts of 40 to 50 mph into mid afternoon. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. The strongest winds will be this morning from I-74 north with gusts over 50 mph possible. WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 332 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Philo to near Effingham. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 106 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Thomasboro, or near Rantoul, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Rantoul, Thomasboro, Gifford, and Flatville.”
- Hail 0.88" Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Photo provided of Quarter size hail stones in Rantoul. (ILX)”
- Hail 1" Rantoul SPC verified report
Thursday, January 8, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1110 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Catlin to near Camargo. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 840 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Minonk to near Beason. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Delayed report from broadcast media of a semi blown over on I-72 near Bondville. Time estimated by radar. (ILX)”
“Semi blown over on I-57 near Pesotum. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Bondville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 W Pesotum SPC verified report
Thursday, December 18, 2025
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 208 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Potomac to near Louisville. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 140 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Rantoul to near Altamont. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Champaign County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Champaign County, IL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 69 severe weather events in Champaign County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Champaign County recently?
Yes — 8 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Champaign County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.