310
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$200K
Property damage
Hail in Madison County, Illinois: 310 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.75. That places the county #297 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Madison County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Madison County is the 2000s, when 117 of the county's 310 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 Madison County archive, hail makes up 36.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #297 for this hazard and #5 within Illinois, putting it in the 90.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Madison County with 103 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | KUHN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | MIDWAY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | MIDWAY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | (ALN)STL RGNL ARPT A | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | DORSEY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | COTTAGE HILLS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | (ALN)STL RGNL ARPT A | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | (ALN)STL RGNL ARPT A | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | EAST ALTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | MILTON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Madison County
- Thunderstorm Wind 417
- Tornado 67
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A wide swath of large hail between an inch and 1.50 inches in diameter fell along the I-270/I-70 corridor in central portions of Madison County. Large hail was reported in Wood River, Roxana, Poag, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, and Highland.
A wide swath of large hail fell across Madison County from Venice to St. Jacob. The largest hailstones were reported in the Collinsville area, three inches in diameter. Two and a half inch diameter hail was reported one mile south of Troy. Hail one inch or larger was reported in Venice, Collinsville, Troy and St. Jacob areas.
A swath of large hail to the size of quarters fell from 7.5 miles northeast of Bethalto southward towards the intersection of Illinois Routes 159 and 140. Several hundred acres of corn were damaged along and west of Illinois Route 159.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Madison County, Illinois?
310 hail events are recorded in Madison County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Madison County?
The strongest hail on record in Madison County measured 3.75.
Where does the hail data for Madison 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 Madison County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/madison-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.