Hail in Montgomery County, Illinois

Hail in Montgomery County, Illinois: 136 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,039 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Montgomery County is the 2000s, when 69 of the county's 136 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 Montgomery County archive, hail makes up 32.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,039 for this hazard and #31 within Illinois, putting it in the 66.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Montgomery County with 43 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 200
• Tornado 55

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

136 hail events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Montgomery County?

The strongest hail on record in Montgomery County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Montgomery 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.