52
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$101K
Property damage
Hail in Brown County, Illinois: 52 recorded events between 1974 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,195 nationally and #87 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Brown County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Brown County is the 1990s, when 15 of the county's 52 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Brown County archive, hail makes up 35.9% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,195 for this hazard and #87 within Illinois, putting it in the 29.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Brown County with 14 recorded events, while Nov is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2024 | TIMEWELL | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | HERSMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | GILBIRDS | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2023 | HERSMAN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | MT STERLING | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | MT STERLING | 2.75 | $100K |
| May 3, 2021 | BUCKHORN | 1.5 | $0 |
| Dec 1, 2018 | VERSAILLES | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2017 | HERSMAN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2017 | MT STERLING | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Brown County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail up to baseball size fell over Mt. Sterling and surrounding areas causing widespread damage to several dozen vehicles, buildings and crops. At least one farmer lost about a 1000 acres of corn and soybeans due to the large hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Brown County, Illinois?
52 hail events are recorded in Brown County between 1974 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Brown County?
The strongest hail on record in Brown County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Brown County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Brown County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/brown-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.