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La Fayette, 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 La Fayette city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 6 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2017 | 10 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2013 | 5 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2012 | 4 | 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
- 136 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2025-05-20.
- 32 tornado events, most recent 2025-05-13.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 5.4 mi |
| 2025-05-15 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.9 mi |
| 2025-05-13 | Tornado | EF0 | 3.9 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Tornado | EF1 | 9.5 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Tornado | EF1 | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Tornado | EF0 | 9.6 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Tornado | EF1 | 4.4 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 4.6 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Tornado | EF0 | 9 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 3.6 mi |
2025-05-20: “A public report of a few very large tree branches down. The time of the event was estimated using radar.”
2025-05-15: “A trained spotter reported that mostly smaller hailstones had fallen but a few of the stones were quarter sized.”
2025-05-13: “A landspout tornado touched down in a field east of Highway 78 and south of 750 North about 2 miles southwest of Toulon at 5:02 PM CDT. The tornado tracked slowly southwestward causing minor tree damage before dissipating just east of Highway 78 and south of 700 North at 5:06 PM CDT.”
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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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