Hail in Vermilion County, Illinois

Hail in Vermilion County, Illinois: 198 recorded events between 1965 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #624 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Vermilion County is the 2010s, when 103 of the county's 198 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 Vermilion County archive, hail makes up 28.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #624 for this hazard and #16 within Illinois, putting it in the 79.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Vermilion County with 69 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 368
• Tornado 64
• Flash Flood 53

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

198 hail events are recorded in Vermilion County between 1965 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Vermilion County?

The strongest hail on record in Vermilion County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Vermilion 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.