Hail in Wayne County, Illinois

Hail in Wayne County, Illinois: 72 recorded events between 1955 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,837 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wayne County is the 2000s, when 35 of the county's 72 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 Wayne County archive, hail makes up 23.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,837 for this hazard and #65 within Illinois, putting it in the 40.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Wayne County with 21 recorded events, while Sep 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 105
• Flood 54

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

72 hail events are recorded in Wayne County between 1955 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wayne County?

The strongest hail on record in Wayne County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Wayne 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.