47
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$255K
Property damage
Hail in Ford County, Illinois: 47 recorded events between 1978 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,295 nationally and #91 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Ford County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Ford County is the 2010s, when 15 of the county's 47 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 Ford County archive, hail makes up 18.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,295 for this hazard and #91 within Illinois, putting it in the 26.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Ford County with 16 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | CLARENCE | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | PAXTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | PAXTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 1, 2022 | PIPER CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | GIBSON CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | ELLIOTT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 9, 2018 | PIPER CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 26, 2017 | PAXTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 26, 2017 | SIBLEY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 20, 2017 | PIPER CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Ford County, Illinois?
47 hail events are recorded in Ford County between 1978 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Ford County?
The strongest hail on record in Ford County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Ford 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 Ford County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/ford-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.