Clay County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Clay County, Illinois has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 6 tornado reports among 36 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 7 hail reports with hail up to 1.5" and 23 high-wind reports with gusts up to 67 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 20, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Clay County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Clay County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
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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.
Sunday, September 20, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“A few medium size tree branches blown down in Bible Grove. Reports of power outages from media in Bible Grove. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Bible Grove SPC verified report
Saturday, September 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Edgewood, or 17 miles south of Effingham, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several large tree branches were blown down... including one that fell onto a trailer. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Xenia SPC verified report
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Numerous tree limbs down and one power pole down in town. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Flora SPC verified report
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 118 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bible Grove, or 14 miles south of Effingham, moving east at 20 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... Bible Grove and Hord.”
- Hail 0.88" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
6 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 60 mph, 4 tornado reports
“EF1... max wind 100 mph... path length 4.58 miles... max width 200 yards The tornado was observed 2 miles south-southwest of Louisville just south of Grover Creek Ln. T (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 2 SSW Louisville SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 2 NW Oskaloosa SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 W Ingraham SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado Louisville SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 2 WNW Xenia SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 1 SE Xenia SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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.”
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Estimated 60 mph at Highway 50 and Boxwood Road. (ILX)”
- Wind 60 mph 2 WNW Xenia SPC verified report
Monday, May 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.5"
- Hail 1.5" Bible Grove SPC verified report
Sunday, May 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1020 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Edgewood, or 16 miles southwest of Effingham, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Xenia. Limb over the road. (ILX)”
“Tree on apartments. Injuries unknown. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Xenia SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Louisville 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 Clay County NWS severe weather mention
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 Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 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 Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Louisville SPC verified report
Saturday, March 14, 2026
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 Clay County NWS severe weather mention
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 Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 67 mph
“Tree uprooted across the road at old US 50 and Fox Creek Rd. Time estimated by radar. (ILX)”
“Tree uprooted across the road at old US 50 and Fox Creek Rd. Time estimated by radar. (ILX)”
- Wind 67 mph 2 WNW Xenia SPC verified report
- Wind 67 mph 2 WNW Xenia SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 WSW Flora SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 WSW Flora SPC verified report
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 335 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Neoga to near Salem. Movement was east at 35 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" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 752 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bible Grove, or 14 miles north of Flora, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Newton, Bible Grove, Ste.”
- Hail 0.75" Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — 2 tornado reports
“EF0... peak wind speed 75 mph... path length 3.0 miles. The tornado touched down just south of the Clay and Effingham county line... near the Edgewood Rd. curve... and (ILX)”
“EF0... 75 mph... path length 4.1 miles. Much of the damage was concentrated at a farmstead along the Clay/Effingham county line east of 1800th St. Metal from the top of (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 1 SSE Edgewood SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 NNW Bible Grove SPC verified report
Thursday, December 18, 2025
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 239 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Chrisman to near Clay City. 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... Olney, Paris, Robinson, Marshall, Sumner, Oblong, Martinsville, Noble, Hutsonville, Ste.”
“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...”
- Wind 55 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Clay County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Clay County, IL?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 20, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 36 severe weather events in Clay 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 Clay County recently?
Yes — 7 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" 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 Clay County?
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