55
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
20
Direct injuries
$50K
Property damage
Hail in Union County, Illinois: 55 recorded events between 1963 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,130 nationally and #83 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Union County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Union County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 55 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 Union County archive, hail makes up 23.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,130 for this hazard and #83 within Illinois, putting it in the 31.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Union County with 16 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1995 | Jonesboro | 1 | 0 | 20 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2024 | ANNA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | ANNA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | ANNA | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | ANNA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | JONESBORO | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | COBDEN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | ANNA | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2018 | ANNA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2015 | JONESBORO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2015 | WARE | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Union County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Local newspapers showed photos of the hailstones, some of which were nearly the size of golf balls. Strong winds up to 50 MPH accompanied the storm. A large tree was down across a street in Anna, and a large limb was down in Jonesboro.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Union County, Illinois?
55 hail events are recorded in Union County between 1963 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Union County?
The strongest hail on record in Union County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Union 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 Union County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/union-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.