Hail and tornadoes in Champaign County, IL

Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Champaign County, IL on 65 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sun, Sep 18, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 10 days.

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

Days with hail

since October 2020

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Sun, Sep 18, 2022

Largest reported

2.5 in

Sun, Sep 18, 2022

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.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 203 hail reports in Champaign County, IL on 108 days, 12 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.25 in, near Philo, on Fri, May 30, 2008.

By decade: 1990s: 13 · 2000s: 56 · 2010s: 71 · 2020s: 63

Tornadoes since 1950

52 tornadoes have touched Champaign County, IL since 1950, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 33.

Strongest

Fri, Apr 19, 1996 · F3 · 2 mi long, 1,500 yd wide · near Ogden · 1 death, 13 injuries
Sun, Nov 17, 2013 · EF3 · 14.67 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Thomasboro · 6 injuries
Fri, Apr 19, 1996 · F3 · 4 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Savoy · 12 injuries
Fri, Sep 9, 2016 · EF2 · 6.26 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Block
Sun, Nov 17, 2013 · EF2 · 10.7 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Bongard

Most recent

Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF1 · 2.39 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Ludlow
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF1 · 8.95 mi long, 170 yd wide · near Rising
Tue, May 20, 2025 · EF0 · 0.92 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Dailey
Tue, May 13, 2025 · EFU · 0.05 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Urbana Illinois Airport
Fri, Mar 14, 2025 · EF1 · 13.72 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Sellers
Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF1 · 10.83 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Dewey
Mon, Feb 27, 2023 · EFU · 1.53 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Champaign
Mon, Feb 27, 2023 · EF0 · 1.14 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Bondville
Mon, Jul 12, 2021 · EF0 · 0.72 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Fisher
Fri, Jun 25, 2021 · EFU · 0.12 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Fisher

By decade: 1990s: 8 · 2000s: 21 · 2010s: 13 · 2020s: 10

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since October 2020

Wed, Aug 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Saint Joseph, IL)
- 1.75 in (Saint Joseph, IL)
- 1.5 in (2 W Ogden, IL)
- 1.75 in (Ogden, IL)
Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (2 NE Urbana, IL)
- 1.75 in (Fisher, IL)
Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Rantoul, IL)
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Tue, May 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (Mahomet, IL)
- 1 in (Fisher, IL)
Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 13, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Sep 12, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 5, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 S Seymour, IL)
Sun, May 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 28, 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 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 SW THOMASBORO, IL)
Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (RANTOUL, IL)
Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (URBANA, IL)
- 1.5 in (2 NW ROYAL, IL)
- 1 in (GIFFORD, IL)
Sun, Sep 18, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (CHAMPAIGN, IL)
- 2.5 in (MAHOMET, IL)
Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 28, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (1 N URBANA, IL)
- 1 in (SAINT JOSEPH, IL)
Sat, May 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 1, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Mar 2, 2021
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.