Hail and tornadoes in Coles County, IL
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Coles County, IL on 44 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Wed, Jun 17, 2026. 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.
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 112 hail reports in Coles County, IL on 74 days, 6 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Humboldt, on Wed, Jun 17, 2026.
By decade: 1990s: 12 · 2000s: 42 · 2010s: 34 · 2020s: 24
Tornadoes since 1950
21 tornadoes have touched Coles County, IL since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 5.
Strongest
- Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · EF2 · 13 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Dorans · 1 injury
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025 · EF2 · 7.67 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Trilla
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021 · EF2 · 8.19 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Magnet
- Sat, Mar 28, 1998 · F2 · 1.5 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Mattoon · 3 injuries
- Wed, Mar 19, 2025 · EF1 · 0.72 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Rardin
Most recent
- Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · EF2 · 13 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Dorans · 1 injury
- Tue, May 20, 2025 · EF0 · 1.83 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Hindsboro
- Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · EFU · 0.48 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Campbell
- Wed, Mar 19, 2025 · EF1 · 0.72 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Rardin
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025 · EF1 · 0.6 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Dorans
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025 · EF2 · 7.67 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Trilla
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021 · EF1 · 6.33 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Rardin
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021 · EF2 · 8.19 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Magnet
- Wed, Apr 28, 2021 · EFU · 0.11 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Humboldt
- Sat, Jun 29, 2013 · EF0 · 0.14 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Cooks Mills
By decade: 1990s: 6 · 2000s: 5 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 9
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Fri, Sep 18, 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 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
Reported in the county- 2.75 in (3 N Charleston, IL)
- 1.75 in (Charleston, IL)
- 2.5 in (Humboldt, IL)
- 2.75 in (2 SW Humboldt, IL)
- 3 in (3 N Humboldt, IL)
- Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 18, 2026Reported in the county
- 1 in (Lerna, IL)
- Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 S Mattoon, IL)
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 18, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 N Coles County Airpor, IL)
- Wed, Apr 30, 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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Ashmore, IL)
- Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Tue, Apr 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Mar 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (4 SSW Charleston, IL)
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 WNW Isabel, IL)
- Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Mattoon, IL)
- Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (1 WSW Ashmore, IL)
- Wed, Jun 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Feb 22, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 18, 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.
- Mon, Aug 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Oct 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 29, 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 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 SSW PARADISE, IL)
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.