Sangamon County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Sangamon County, Illinois has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 67 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 17 hail reports with hail up to 1.75" and 48 high-wind reports with gusts up to 68 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Aug 22, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Sangamon County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Sangamon County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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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.
Saturday, August 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1241 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rochester to near Loami. Movement was south at 30 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 16, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 62 mph
“At 1258 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Chandlerville to near Alexander to Woodson. 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...”
“Multiple 2-4 inch diameter green tree limbs being knocked out of his trees. (ILX)”
- Wind 62 mph 2 ENE Southern View SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NW Buffalo SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Southern View SPC verified report
Saturday, August 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 429 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near San Jose to near Alexander. Movement was east 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 425 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buffalo, or 13 miles east of Springfield, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 728 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mason City, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mason City, Athens, Greenview, Elkhart, Middletown, New Holland, Fancy Prairie, and Sweetwater.”
“At 722 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pleasant Plains to near Blue Mound. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 521 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rochester, or near Springfield, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 201 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms from Cornland to east of Rochester, moving northeast 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" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 61 mph
“ASOS station KSPI Spfld Capital AP. (ILX)”
- Wind 61 mph Capital Airport SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SW Sherman SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 ENE Farmingdale SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 349 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Chatham, or 9 miles south of Springfield, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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...”
“At 311 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Edinburg, or 13 miles east of Springfield, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph, 1 tornado report
“EF-0... max wind 85 mph... path length 5.72 miles... max width 200 yards. The tornado touched down about 1.5 miles west of Pawnee Junction near the I-55 exit... then tr (ILX)”
“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.”
- Tornado Tornado 2 SW Glenarm SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" Illiopolis SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 E Dawson SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 E Sherman SPC verified report
Thursday, June 11, 2026
6 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 68 mph
“Large tree blown down onto powerlines. Time estimated by radar. (ILX)”
“Tree blown down onto power line. Time estimated by radar. (ILX)”
- Wind 68 mph Capital Airport SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 1 N Farmingdale SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Pleasant Plains SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Mechanicsburg SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Chatham SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NW Leland Grove SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
8 SPC verified storm reports — 1 tornado report
“EF-1... max wind speed 110 mph... path length 20.25 miles... max width 250 yards. The Springfield to Mechanicsburg tornado started at the Springfield airport where it l (ILX)”
“Narrow tree damage path between Riverton and Sherman. Strong winds went multiple directions. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 1 E Capital Airport SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 W Spaulding SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Springfield SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 N Springfield SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 E Capital Airport SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 E Capital Airport SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Mechanicsburg SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Riverton SPC verified report
Monday, June 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1026 AM CDT, broadcast media reported a strong thunderstorm over Williamsville, or 9 miles east of Athens, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree damage reported in Buffalo. Time estimated by radar. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Buffalo SPC verified report
Monday, April 27, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
- Hail 1.5" Springfield SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Pleasant Plains SPC verified report
Friday, April 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1123 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Loami to Divernon to near Raymond. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
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 Sangamon 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 Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 940 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Niantic, or 13 miles west of Decatur, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
“At 928 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Berlin, or 11 miles west of Springfield, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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 0.88" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Sangamon 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 Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 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 Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 S Chatham 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 Sangamon 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 Sangamon 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 Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ILX)”
“At 717 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sherman, or near Athens, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 1" 2 N Leland Grove SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1208 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near El Paso to near White Oak. 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 1143 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Varna to Virden. 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 Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1242 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sherman, or near Athens, moving east at 50 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" Sangamon County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Sangamon County, IL?
The most recent recorded event was on Aug 22, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 67 severe weather events in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County recently?
Yes — 17 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.
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