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Metamora, 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 Metamora city centroid, 1950 to present.

120hail events since 1950
72≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
3.00"largest on record · 2022-08-20
2025-05-15most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 1 1.00" (quarter)
2024 2 1.00" (quarter)
2023 15 2.50" (tennis ball)
2022 12 3.00" (tea cup)
2021 0
2020 5 1.00" (quarter)
2019 4 1.00" (quarter)
2018 0
2017 7 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 0
2015 2 1.00" (quarter)
2014 1 1.00" (quarter)
2013 4 1.00" (quarter)
2012 3 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
2025-05-15 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 7.2 mi
2025-05-15 Hail 1.00" 8.6 mi
2025-04-02 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 7 mi
2025-03-14 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 7.6 mi
2024-07-15 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 7 mi
2024-07-15 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 6.9 mi
2024-07-15 Tornado EF1 4.5 mi
2024-07-15 Tornado EF1 5.1 mi
2024-07-15 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 6.8 mi
2024-07-15 Tornado EF1 6.8 mi

2025-05-15: “Numerous trees and a couple of outbuildings were damaged.”

2025-04-02: “Several 2 to 3-inch diameter tree branches were snapped on South Market Street.”

2025-03-14: “Large trees were blown down on the south side of Washington.”

Disputing a claim at a Metamora 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