Hail and tornadoes in Alexander County, IL

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Alexander County, IL on 49 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Thu, Apr 16, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Thu, Apr 16, 2026

Largest reported

1 in

Fri, May 16, 2025

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Thu, Apr 16, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Thu, Apr 16, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Alexander County, IL, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 30 hail reports in Alexander County, IL on 26 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near East Cape Girardeau, on Wed, Mar 30, 2005.

By decade: 2000s: 17 · 2010s: 9 · 2020s: 4

Tornadoes since 1950

8 tornadoes have touched Alexander County, IL since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.

Strongest

Sat, Apr 23, 2011 · EF2 · 2.9 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Cairo Airport
Tue, May 6, 2003 · F2 · 3 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Willard · 1 injury
Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 17.81 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Fayville
Wed, Jul 8, 2015 · EF1 · 2.09 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Thebes Jct
Thu, Oct 31, 2013 · EF1 · 2.67 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Tamms

Most recent

Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 17.81 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Fayville
Wed, Jul 8, 2015 · EF1 · 2.09 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Thebes Jct
Thu, Oct 31, 2013 · EF1 · 2.67 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Tamms
Thu, Oct 31, 2013 · EF0 · 1.24 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Gale
Sat, Apr 23, 2011 · EF2 · 2.9 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Cairo Airport
Tue, May 6, 2003 · F2 · 3 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Willard · 1 injury
Tue, May 6, 2003 · F0 · 0.3 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Miller City
Fri, Apr 25, 2003 · F0 · 0.3 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Unity

By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 1

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Wed, Aug 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 31, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Apr 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Nov 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 6, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 N Cairo, IL)
Fri, Apr 4, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Mar 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Apr 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 SE OLIVE BRANCH, IL)
Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 26, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.