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Belleville, IL hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Belleville city centroid, 1950 to present.

190hail events since 1950
123≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
3.50"largest on record · 1987-07-06
2026-04-27most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 1 1.00" (quarter)
2025 13 1.75" (golf ball)
2024 5 1.75" (golf ball)
2023 7 2.50" (tennis ball)
2022 1 1.00" (quarter)
2021 0
2020 0
2019 5 1.25" (half dollar)
2018 2 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2017 5 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2016 2 1.00" (quarter)
2015 2 1.00" (quarter)
2014 3 1.00" (quarter)
2013 2 1.00" (quarter)
2012 9 3.50" (tea cup)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-04-27 Hail 1.00" 1.2 mi
2026-04-27 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 0.7 mi
2025-07-06 Thunderstorm Wind 74 mph 8.8 mi
2025-05-16 Thunderstorm Wind 69 mph 1.1 mi
2025-04-20 Thunderstorm Wind 75 mph 9.7 mi
2025-04-20 Tornado EF0 7.7 mi
2025-04-20 Thunderstorm Wind 69 mph 1.2 mi
2025-04-19 Thunderstorm Wind 63 mph 7.9 mi
2025-04-02 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 4 mi
2025-04-02 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 9.9 mi

2026-04-27: “Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a home 2 miles southeast of Belleville. Three individuals sustained injuries. Near Swansea and at Scott Air Force Base, winds downed large tree limbs. A report of an estimated 55 mph wind gust was reported in Swansea, but winds were likely stronger based on the da”

2025-07-06: “Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees and wires in Caseyville and Collinsville.”

2025-05-16: “There were several reports of trees and power lines down over northern St. Clair County.”

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Nearby hail history

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09