Shelby County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Shelby County, Illinois has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 3 tornado reports among 41 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 9 hail reports with hail up to 1.5" and 29 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.
Shelby County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Shelby County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Shelby 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, July 18, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 823 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Shelbyville, moving southeast 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... Shelbyville, Stewardson, Strasburg, Clarksburg, Trowbridge, Mode, and Wolf Creek State Park. This also includes Hidden Springs State Forest.”
“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 Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jeisyville to Owaneco to near Herrick. Movement was northeast at 15 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" Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 344 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Allenville, or near Sullivan, moving southeast 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... Mattoon, Sullivan, Windsor, Allenville, Cooks Mill, Gays, Wolf Creek State Park, Coles County Airport, and Kirksville.”
“At 411 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mattoon, moving southeast at 20 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 Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Stonington, or 9 miles northeast of Taylorville, 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... Moweaqua, Blue Mound, and Stonington.”
- Hail 0.75" Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“EF-0... max wind 75 mph... path length 2.3 miles... max width 150 yards. The tornado began about 4 miles southwest of Stewardson... causing damage to trees and a farm o (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 4 NNW Shumway SPC verified report
Saturday, June 20, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“Very brief touchdown just east of Tower Hill. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 3 SW Tower Hill SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph, 1 tornado report
“EF-1... max winds 100 mph... path length 3.37 miles... width 75 yards. The tornado touched down about 4 miles southwest of Bethany in northeast Christian County where i (ILX)”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of west central Illinois and central, east central, and northeast Missouri. WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 6 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 4 WSW Bethany SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several power lines and trees down across town. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Stewardson SPC verified report
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 68 mph
- Wind 68 mph Oconee 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5", wind gusts up to 60 mph
- Hail 1.5" Moweaqua SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph Shelbyville SPC verified report
Saturday, March 21, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.25"
- Hail 1.25" 4 NE Shelbyville SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" 3 SE Findlay SPC verified report
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri. 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.”
“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.”
- Wind 55 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph turning to the northwest behind a cold front with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri. WHEN...Until noon 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 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.”
- Wind 55 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 E Shelbyville 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 Shelby 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“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...”
“At 122 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Fisher to near Wrights Corner. 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 Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Shelby County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 20, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ILX)”
- Hail 1" 2 S Oconee SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Shelby County, IL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 41 severe weather events in Shelby 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 Shelby County recently?
Yes — 9 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 Shelby 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.