Effingham County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Effingham County, Illinois has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 7 tornado reports among 39 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 9 hail reports with hail up to 1.75" and 23 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Jul 26, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Effingham County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Effingham County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Hail history for an address in Effingham County
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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, July 26, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree damage in the Homewood Subdivision. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
“Tree down on home and multiple reports of tree limbs down. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Effingham SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 S Effingham SPC verified report
Thursday, July 9, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 517 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Toledo, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“Tree branch broken off two separate trees. Relayed from local media. (ILX)”
- Wind 50 mph Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 NNW Effingham SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 N Effingham 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" Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown Watson 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 Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — 4 tornado reports
“2 INJ EF3... path length 26.18 miles... path width 500 yards... peak wind speed 150 mph. (ILX)”
“Homes damaged from a tornado southwest of Montrose. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 1 WNW Beecher City SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 2 SW Montrose SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 1.5 NW Dieterich SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 ESE Shumway 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" Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree blown down into a mobile home. No injuries reported. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Altamont SPC verified report
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 3 SSE Beecher City 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 Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ILX)”
- Hail 1" 2 NW Effingham 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 Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Effingham 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 Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
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 Effingham 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 Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Power lines down. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
“Power lines down. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
- Hail Unknown Altamont SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Altamont SPC verified report
Saturday, March 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 231 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Decatur to near Van Burensburg. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“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...”
- Wind 50 mph Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Effingham 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" Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75", 2 tornado reports
“Corrects previous tornado report from Mason. Corrected location. (ILX)”
“Half dollar to ping pong size hail with some golf ball size hailstones. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado Mason SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado Mason SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" Dieterich SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1.5 SW Watson SPC verified report
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
- Tornado Tornado 4 N Bible Grove SPC verified report
Thursday, December 18, 2025
3 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 Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 103 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Montrose, or 9 miles southwest of Toledo, 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...”
- Hail 0.75" Effingham County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, October 18, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down on Merchant St. Report relayed by broadcast media. Time estimated by radar. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Effingham SPC verified report
Saturday, September 20, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
- Hail 1" 1 S Altamont SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Effingham County, IL?
The most recent recorded event was on Jul 26, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 39 severe weather events in Effingham 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 Effingham County recently?
Yes — 9 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 Effingham County?
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