Hail in Crawford County, Illinois

Hail in Crawford County, Illinois: 69 recorded events between 1977 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,879 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Crawford County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 69 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 Crawford County archive, hail makes up 24.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,879 for this hazard and #67 within Illinois, putting it in the 39.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Crawford County with 21 recorded events, while Jan 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 137
• Flash Flood 43

How many hail events are on record in Crawford County, Illinois?

69 hail events are recorded in Crawford County between 1977 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Crawford County?

The strongest hail on record in Crawford County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Crawford 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.