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Delavan, 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 Delavan city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2023 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2012 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
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
- 103 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 81 mph, most recent 2025-12-18.
- 31 tornado events, most recent 2025-06-18.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.2 mi |
| 2025-06-18 | Tornado | EFU | 9.6 mi |
| 2025-05-13 | Tornado | EFU | 7 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Tornado | EF1 | 8.8 mi |
| 2025-04-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 9.2 mi |
| 2025-03-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 3.1 mi |
| 2025-03-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7.3 mi |
| 2025-03-19 | Hail | 0.75" | 5.8 mi |
| 2025-03-19 | Hail | 0.75" | 7.1 mi |
| 2025-03-19 | Hail | 0.75" | 8.1 mi |
2025-12-18: “Power lines were blown down on Jacobs Road between Manito and Green Valley.”
2025-06-18: “A video showed a brief tornado on the ground for approximately 45 seconds. No damage was observed or reported, so an intensity rating could not be assigned. The tornado occurred approximately 2.3 miles north-northeast of Hopedale, between Shiloh Road and Kentuckiana Road.”
2025-05-13: “Video evidence showed a brief landspout tornado touched down just east of I-155 and north of US-136 about 2.5 miles east-northeast of Emden at 3:49 PM CDT. The tornado quickly dissipated...with no damage observed.”
Disputing a claim at a Delavan address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
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