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Arcola, IN 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 Arcola city centroid, 1950 to present.

159hail events since 1950
76≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
2.00"largest on record · 1970-05-12
2026-02-19most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 4 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2025 3 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2024 1 0.88" (nickel)
2023 3 1.00" (quarter)
2022 2 1.75" (golf ball)
2021 1 0.75" (penny)
2020 1 1.00" (quarter)
2019 5 2.00" (hen egg)
2018 0
2017 6 1.00" (quarter)
2016 4 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2015 0
2014 4 0.88" (nickel)
2013 5 2.00" (hen egg)
2012 2 0.88" (nickel)

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
2026-02-19 Hail 1.50" 9.4 mi
2026-02-19 Hail 1.25" 1.4 mi
2026-02-19 Hail 1.00" 7.6 mi
2026-02-19 Hail 1.25" 8.6 mi
2025-06-26 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 8.7 mi
2025-05-16 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 4.2 mi
2025-05-16 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 8.6 mi
2025-04-02 Hail 1.50" 5.7 mi
2025-04-02 Hail 1.00" 5 mi
2025-04-02 Hail 1.00" 9.6 mi

2026-02-19: “CoCoRaHS observer measured at least one hailstone just over 1.5 inches in diameter.”

2026-02-19: “Off duty NWS employee reports lots of mainly pea size hail with a few larger stones up to quarter size noted.”

2026-02-19: “Pictures shared on Facebook of lots of smaller hail stones and at least one stone roughly the size of a half dollar.”

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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