Hail in Pulaski County, Illinois

Hail in Pulaski County, Illinois: 54 recorded events between 1980 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,159 nationally and #85 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Pulaski County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 54 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 Pulaski County archive, hail makes up 22.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,159 for this hazard and #85 within Illinois, putting it in the 30.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Pulaski County with 16 recorded events, while Aug 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 78
• Flood 76

How many hail events are on record in Pulaski County, Illinois?

54 hail events are recorded in Pulaski County between 1980 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pulaski County?

The strongest hail on record in Pulaski County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Pulaski 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.