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Hopedale, 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 Hopedale city centroid, 1950 to present.

81hail events since 1950
52≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.50"largest on record · 2003-05-09
2026-02-19most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 1 1.00" (quarter)
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 9 1.75" (golf ball)
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 1 0.75" (penny)
2014 0
2013 2 1.00" (quarter)
2012 2 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

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-02-19 Hail 1.00" 9.3 mi
2026-01-08 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 4.5 mi
2026-01-08 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 5.8 mi
2026-01-08 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 5 mi
2026-01-08 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 7.3 mi
2025-06-18 Tornado EFU 2.4 mi
2025-05-15 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 8.4 mi
2025-05-13 Tornado EFU 7.9 mi
2025-04-20 Tornado EF1 6.1 mi
2025-04-20 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 8.6 mi

2026-01-08: “Four power poles were snapped along Stringtown Road just southwest of Minier.”

2026-01-08: “A tree was blown onto power lines near the intersection of North Minier Avenue and East Olive Street.”

2026-01-08: “A power pole was snapped near the intersection of Concord Road and Hinman Road.”

Disputing a claim at a Hopedale 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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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 2026-06-12