72
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$100.0M
Property damage
Hail in Douglas County, Illinois: 72 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,837 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Douglas County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Douglas County is the 2000s, when 21 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 Douglas County archive, hail makes up 27.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 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.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Douglas County with 21 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2014 | TUSCOLA | 4 | 0 | 2 | $100.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | NEWMAN | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | NEWMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | ARTHUR | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | MURDOCK | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | KEMP | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | ARCOLA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | ARTHUR | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | TUSCOLA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | TUSCOLA ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | CAMARGO | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Douglas County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail caused significant damage to the roofs, windows, and siding of numerous houses in Tuscola. Hundreds of vehicles sustained major window and body damage. Two men were injured when they were struck in the head by large hailstones.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Douglas County, Illinois?
72 hail events are recorded in Douglas County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Douglas County?
The strongest hail on record in Douglas County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Douglas 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 Douglas County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/douglas-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.