Tazewell County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Tazewell County, Illinois has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 14 tornado reports among 100 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 21 hail reports with hail up to 1.5" and 65 high-wind reports with gusts up to 78 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Tazewell 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.
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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.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 535 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Stanford, or 13 miles west of Normal, moving east at 55 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" Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 258 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Eureka to near Hopedale. Movement was east at 35 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" Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down over roadway. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Delavan SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rome, or near Chillicothe, moving southeast at 25 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 156 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Stanford, or 15 miles southwest of Normal, moving northeast at 30 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" Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“Received video confirmation of a landspout. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 3 W South Pekin SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1"
“Top of utility pole snapped off with wires dangling at Behrends Ave. and Hillman St. (ILX)”
- Hail 1" Armington SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NW Washington SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 NW Washington SPC verified report
Thursday, June 11, 2026
19 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 70 mph, 2 tornado reports
“EF1... peak wind speed 105 mph... path length 12.95 miles. This tornado touched down about 1.5 miles south of Groveland... and moved northeast along the southern edge o (ILX)”
“downed tree took down a power line and has the road blocked. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 2 S Groveland SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 1 W Deer Creek SPC verified report
- Wind 70 mph 1 NNW East Peoria SPC verified report
- Wind 63 mph 4 E Washington SPC verified report
- Wind 62 mph Mackinaw SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SE East Peoria SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SSW Deer Creek SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Morton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 W Washington SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 ESE Pekin SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Washington SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Armington SPC verified report
- + 7 more events this day — full detail in the app
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“8 to 10 inch tree limbs down. Time estimated by radar. (ILX)”
“Large tree downed in Pekin. Photos relayed by EM. (ILX)”
- Wind 60 mph 1 E Creve Coeur SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 S Tremont SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Pekin SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ENE Pekin SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 111 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cuba, or near Canton, moving northeast 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... Canton, Lewistown, Cuba, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1122 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Minier, or 15 miles southeast of Morton, moving north 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 Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports
“3.5-4 foot diameter tree fell... blocking Stringtown Rd. near Hopedale. Delayed report. (ILX)”
“Tree on a house in Pekin. Delayed report... time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown 2 E Hopedale SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 N Pekin SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Minier SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Kingston Mines SPC verified report
Thursday, May 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 315 PM CDT, broadcast media reported a strong thunderstorm near East Peoria, moving east at 30 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... Peoria, East Peoria, Washington, Metamora, Germantown Hills, and Peoria Heights.”
- Hail 0.88" Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 813 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Edelstein to near Dunlap to 6 miles northwest of Peoria. 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 Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 16, 2026
16 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 78 mph, 9 tornado reports
“EF2... max wind speed 115 mph... path length 2 mi. The tornado touched down along Runyon Rd about a half mile west of the Tazewell-McLean County line. It cause extensiv (ILX)”
“EF1... peak wind speed 100 mph... path length 12.4 miles... path width 300 yds. This tornado touched down 3 miles south of Minier and moved northeast destroying a farm (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 4 E Mackinaw SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 2 SSW Minier SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 E Tremont SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 1 NW Morton SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 4 NE Emden SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 3 SSE Delavan SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 2 NE South Pekin SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 1 WSW Marquette Heights SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 2 S Mapleton SPC verified report
- Wind 78 mph 4 ESE Mackinaw SPC verified report
- Wind 70 mph 2 E Creve Coeur SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Mackinaw SPC verified report
- + 4 more events this day — full detail in the app
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 Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 3, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", 1 tornado report
“tornado touched down then lifted... rotating wall cloud shortly after. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 3 SW Hopedale SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 3 SSE Tremont SPC verified report
Thursday, April 2, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 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 and west central Illinois. WHEN...From noon today 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 Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Deer Creek SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.5"
- Hail 1.5" 5 W South Pekin SPC verified report
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
“East Cruger & DeeMack Road. Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
- Hail 1.5" 4 WNW Washington SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" 3 ENE Washington SPC verified report
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Tazewell 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 Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Tazewell 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.25"
“Power poles were snapped near the intersection of Toboggan Avenue and Chapel Road. (ILX)”
“Power poles were snapped near the intersection of Toboggan Avenue and Chapel Road. (ILX)”
- Hail 1.25" Tremont SPC verified report
- Hail Unknown 1 W Green Valley SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 W Green Valley SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Pekin SPC verified report
- Hail Unknown Pekin SPC verified report
Friday, March 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Large branch blown down across street. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Mackinaw SPC verified report
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 257 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Glasford, or 8 miles west of Pekin, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 314 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mackinaw, or near Morton, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Morton, Mackinaw, Danvers, Goodfield, Deer Creek, Carlock, and Congerville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 155 between mile markers 25 and 31.”
- Hail 0.75" Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
- Hail 1" 2 W Tremont SPC verified report
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports
“Delayed report relayed by emergency management of a pole down with line arcing. Reported road being closed. Time estimated by radar. (ILX)”
“Delayed report relayed by emergency manager of power lines on top of tree and arcing. Time estimate by radar. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SW Mackinaw SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 E Morton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SSW East Peoria SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SSE East Peoria SPC verified report
Sunday, December 28, 2025
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", 1 tornado report
“An EF1 tornado with wind speeds up to 98 mph touched down along Allentown road about 3 miles east of Pekin High School and traveled about 1.75 miles along that road. It (ILX)”
“Power line downed due to thunderstorm winds. (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 3 SSW Groveland SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Pekin SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Pekin SPC verified report
Thursday, December 18, 2025
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“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...”
“At 1115 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Henry to 6 miles southwest of Franklin. 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 Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, September 21, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 834 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Atlanta, or 9 miles northeast of Lincoln, moving northeast 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... Bloomington, Normal, Heyworth, Atlanta, Downs, McLean, Waynesville, Armington, Lawndale, and Shirley.”
- Wind 50 mph Tazewell County NWS severe weather mention
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Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Tazewell County, IL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 100 severe weather events in Tazewell County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Tazewell County recently?
Yes — 21 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" recorded.
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