HailEvidence → hail history → Paderborn, IL
Paderborn, 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 Paderborn city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 3 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2012 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
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
- 132 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2025-04-20.
- 30 tornado events, most recent 2025-04-20.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 3.7 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 6.5 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | 4.2 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 2.5 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Tornado | EF0 | 3.9 mi |
| 2025-04-20 | Tornado | EF1 | 7 mi |
| 2025-04-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 8.5 mi |
| 2025-03-30 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.3 mi |
| 2025-03-30 | Hail | 1.50" | 10 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 6.5 mi |
2025-04-20: “Thunderstorm winds downed power poles west of Hecker.”
2025-04-20: “Broadcast media reported estimated 65 mph thunderstorm wind gusts in Waterloo. They also reported visibility near zero statute miles coinciding with the wind gust.”
2025-04-20: “Thunderstorm winds snapped multiple trees and toppled several at their base.”
Disputing a claim at a Paderborn 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