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Wayne, 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 Wayne city centroid, 1950 to present.

204hail events since 1950
144≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
2.50"largest on record · 2025-06-08
2026-04-14most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 6 1.25" (half dollar)
2025 14 2.50" (tennis ball)
2024 3 1.00" (quarter)
2023 19 1.75" (golf ball)
2022 4 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2021 1 1.25" (half dollar)
2020 1 1.00" (quarter)
2019 6 2.00" (hen egg)
2018 5 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2017 6 1.00" (quarter)
2016 2 1.00" (quarter)
2015 10 1.75" (golf ball)
2014 6 2.00" (hen egg)
2013 2 0.88" (nickel)
2012 6 1.50" (ping pong ball)

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
2026-04-17 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 4.4 mi
2026-04-15 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 9.9 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 4.8 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 6 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 5.4 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 8.2 mi
2026-04-14 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 6.5 mi
2026-04-02 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 7.2 mi
2026-03-30 Hail 1.25" 4.7 mi
2026-03-30 Hail 1.25" 3.4 mi

2026-04-17: “Power lines were downed causing a tree to catch fire at IL-38 and Kirk Rd in Geneva.”

2026-04-15: “Trees were reported down and blocking the road at Keslinger and Harley Roads near La Fox.”

2026-04-14: “A tree was down on Chicago St in Elgin.”

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Address lookup by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. Records: NOAA NCEI Storm Events (final) plus SPC preliminary reports for storms newer than the latest compile — see methodology.

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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