52
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$12K
Property damage
Hail in Massac County, Illinois: 52 recorded events between 1979 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,195 nationally and #87 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Massac County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Massac County is the 2010s, when 21 of the county's 52 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 Massac County archive, hail makes up 17.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,195 for this hazard and #87 within Illinois, putting it in the 29.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Massac County with 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | METROPOLIS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | NEW COLUMBIA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | BROOKPORT | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2021 | METROPOLIS MUNI ARPT | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | METROPOLIS | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | METROPOLIS | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2018 | METROPOLIS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | ROUND KNOB | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 6, 2018 | BROOKPORT | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 6, 2018 | METROPOLIS | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Massac County
- Thunderstorm Wind 122
- Flood 66
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail up to golf ball size was observed at Round Knob, causing significant crop damage. Hail the size of quarters fell west of Round Knob, around Mermet. The hail covered the ground, causing fog to form. Varying degrees of hail damage occurred to more than 1,000 acres of corn and other crops. The most severe hail damage was noted in the Round Knob area, extending from two miles west of Round Knob to five miles east of Round Knob. Corn was stripped in some fields nearly to the stalk.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Massac County, Illinois?
52 hail events are recorded in Massac County between 1979 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Massac County?
The strongest hail on record in Massac County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Massac 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 Massac County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/massac-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.