Hail and tornadoes in Menard County, IL
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Menard County, IL on 40 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Wed, Jun 17, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 7 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 72 hail reports in Menard County, IL on 55 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Oakford, on Fri, Apr 4, 2003.
By decade: 1990s: 6 · 2000s: 33 · 2010s: 21 · 2020s: 12
Tornadoes since 1950
16 tornadoes have touched Menard County, IL since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Fri, Dec 31, 2010 · EF3 · 3.63 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Lincns New Salem St · 1 injury
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021 · EF2 · 4.56 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Atterberry
- Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · EF1 · 3.55 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lincns New Salem St
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026 · EF1 · 4.82 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Tallula
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026 · EF1 · 2.53 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Athens
Most recent
- Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · EF1 · 3.55 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lincns New Salem St
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026 · EF1 · 2.53 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Athens
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026 · EF1 · 4.82 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Tallula
- Wed, Jun 18, 2025 · EF1 · 1.41 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Atterberry
- Wed, Jun 18, 2025 · EFU · 1.31 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Tallula
- Wed, Jun 18, 2025 · EF1 · 1.31 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Tallula
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021 · EF2 · 4.56 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Atterberry
- Wed, May 22, 2019 · EF1 · 0.95 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Fancy Prairie
- Sun, Jun 7, 2015 · EF0 · 0.04 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Culver
- Fri, Apr 15, 2011 · EF1 · 1.72 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Culver
By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 7
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Fri, Aug 21, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 NE Atterberry, IL)
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Tallula, IL)
- Tue, Jan 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 16, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (2 N Athens, IL)
- Mon, Jan 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Mon, Jul 15, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 31, 2024Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 E Greenview, IL)
- Tue, Sep 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 23, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Petersburg, IL)
- Mon, May 22, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 29, 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.
- Tue, Aug 2, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Feb 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Oct 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 SE PETERSBURG, IL)
- Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Thu, Jul 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 9, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 S PETERSBURG, 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.