57
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$255K
Property damage
Hail in Piatt County, Illinois: 57 recorded events between 1972 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #2,095 nationally and #80 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Piatt County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Piatt County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 57 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 Piatt County archive, hail makes up 24.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,095 for this hazard and #80 within Illinois, putting it in the 32.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Piatt County with 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | CERRO GORDO | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | CISCO | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | MONTICELLO | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | MANSFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | CISCO | 1 | $0 |
| May 1, 2022 | BEMENT | 1 | $0 |
| May 28, 2019 | DELAND | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 10, 2018 | CISCO | 1 | $0 |
| May 11, 2016 | MONTICELLO | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 11, 2016 | MONTICELLO | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Piatt County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail damaged siding, gutters, roofs, and windows to numerous homes in the Long Grove subdivision west of Monticello. Hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter was also reported on the east side of Monticello, where several cars were damaged.
A supercell developed over northern Piatt County and moved to the south southeast . In Bement, one inch hail fell. As the storm approached the Milmine area, the hail grew in size. Four inch hail was reported in this area. Several vehicles in this area received hail damage. No injuries were reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Piatt County, Illinois?
57 hail events are recorded in Piatt County between 1972 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Piatt County?
The strongest hail on record in Piatt County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Piatt 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 Piatt County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/piatt-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.