64
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$751K
Property damage
Hail in White County, Illinois: 64 recorded events between 1978 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,968 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in White County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in White County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 64 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 White County archive, hail makes up 15.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,968 for this hazard and #74 within Illinois, putting it in the 36.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in White County with 11 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 31, 2024 | PHILLIPSTOWN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | MAUNIE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | NORRIS CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2020 | HERALD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | NORRIS CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2017 | CARMI | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2017 | CARMI | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 27, 2017 | CROSSVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2017 | CARMI | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2017 | CROSSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from White County
- Flood 163
- Thunderstorm Wind 116
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A slow moving thunderstorm produced 1.50 to 2.00 inches of rain in less than 2 hours resulting in flooding. Numerous streets in Carmi were impassable due to the flood waters. Hail the size of a quarter accompanied the storm in Carmi.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in White County, Illinois?
64 hail events are recorded in White County between 1978 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in White County?
The strongest hail on record in White County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for White 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 White County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/white-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.