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Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2017 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2012 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
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
- 89 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 81 mph, most recent 2025-07-16.
- 15 tornado events, most recent 2024-07-15.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 8.9 mi |
| 2025-06-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.5 mi |
| 2025-05-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 2.1 mi |
| 2025-05-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 1.9 mi |
| 2025-05-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 1.9 mi |
| 2025-05-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 9.3 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 3.7 mi |
| 2024-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 5.2 mi |
| 2024-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 8.5 mi |
| 2024-07-15 | Tornado | EF0 | 9.5 mi |
2025-07-16: “A power line was blown down by a road.”
2025-06-03: “A large tree was down and blocking IL-72 in Davis Junction. Another tree was reported down on power lines.”
2025-05-15: “A private weather station measured a wind gust to 60 mph.”
Disputing a claim at a Hillcrest 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.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12