99
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$600K
Property damage
Hail in Marion County, Illinois: 99 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,447 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Marion County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Marion County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 99 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 Marion County archive, hail makes up 26.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,447 for this hazard and #45 within Illinois, putting it in the 53.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Marion County with 28 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2025 | CARTTER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | CARTTER | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | CENTRALIA | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | CENTRALIA | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | GREENDALE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2024 | ALMA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | JUNCTION CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | CARTTER | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | TONTI | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 6, 2019 | SALEM | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Marion County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Illinois State Police reported 12-inch diameter tree limbs broken off in Salem. Park officials from Stephen A. Forbes State Park reported hail larger than baseballs fell several minutes later between Omega and Iuka. A total of 10 cars had their windshields and windows either damaged or smashed. Several nearby church windows were also broken and four homes had roof damage. Crops were leveled in a 3 mile long and 0.5 mile wide path.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Marion County, Illinois?
99 hail events are recorded in Marion County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Marion County?
The strongest hail on record in Marion County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Marion 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 Marion County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/marion-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.