Hail and tornadoes in Peoria County, IL
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Peoria County, IL on 43 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Sep 15, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 17 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 190 hail reports in Peoria County, IL on 89 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Bartonville, on Sat, Jul 11, 2020.
By decade: 2000s: 49 · 2010s: 90 · 2020s: 51
Tornadoes since 1950
18 tornadoes have touched Peoria County, IL since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Tue, Mar 15, 2016 · EF2 · 7.55 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Trivoli
- Sat, Jun 5, 2010 · EF2 · 2.1 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Elmwood
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF1 · 2.4 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Dunlap
- Sat, Mar 28, 2020 · EF1 · 3.27 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Bartonville
- Sat, Jun 5, 2010 · EF1 · 4.86 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Southport
Most recent
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF0 · 2.54 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Alta
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF1 · 2.4 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Dunlap
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF0 · 4.35 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Laura
- Thu, May 28, 2020 · EFU · 1.69 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Edelstein
- Sat, Mar 28, 2020 · EF1 · 3.27 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Bartonville
- Mon, Jul 10, 2017 · EF0 · 1.6 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Princeville
- Tue, Feb 28, 2017 · EF0 · 0.89 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Edgewater Terrace
- Tue, Feb 28, 2017 · EF0 · 0.07 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Dunlap
- Tue, Mar 15, 2016 · EF0 · 3.68 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Pottstown
- Tue, Mar 15, 2016 · EF2 · 7.55 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Trivoli
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 12 · 2020s: 5
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (3 WSW Alta, IL)
- 1.5 in (2 SW Alta, IL)
- Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NE Alta, IL)
- Wed, Jun 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Dunlap, IL)
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 SW Peoria Intl Airpor, IL)
- 1 in (3 NE Banner, IL)
- Fri, Apr 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (2 NNW Laura, IL)
- Thu, Apr 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Mapleton, IL)
- Thu, Feb 19, 2026Reported in the county
- 1 in (Bellevue, IL)
- Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 24, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 15, 2025Reported in the county
- 1 in (Bartonville, IL)
- Tue, Aug 27, 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.
- Sun, Jul 14, 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 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Feb 8, 2024Reported in the county
- 1 in (Mapleton, IL)
- Mon, Jan 15, 2024
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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, May 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (PEORIA HEIGHTS, IL)
- Thu, Apr 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (PEORIA, IL)
- Wed, Apr 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Apr 15, 2023Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 NW PEORIA, IL)
- Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (BELLEVUE, IL)
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (HANNA CITY, IL)
- 1.75 in (1 E PEORIA INTL AIRPORT, IL)
- 1.5 in (1 ENE WEST PEORIA, IL)
- 1.75 in (PEORIA HEIGHTS, IL)
- Sun, Sep 18, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NE TRIVOLI, IL)
- Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 W CHILLICOTHE, IL)
- Tue, Aug 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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, Jun 25, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 19, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 NNW PEORIA, 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.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Fri, Jun 18, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
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.