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Rock City, 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 Rock City city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2012 | 2 | 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
- 71 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 104 mph, most recent 2025-07-05.
- 8 tornado events, most recent 2024-07-15.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-05 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 3.4 mi |
| 2024-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 7.6 mi |
| 2024-07-15 | Tornado | EFU | 6.3 mi |
| 2024-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 9.4 mi |
| 2024-05-04 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.9 mi |
| 2024-04-27 | Hail | 0.75" | 3 mi |
| 2024-04-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7.4 mi |
| 2024-02-08 | Hail | 1.50" | 9.9 mi |
| 2024-02-08 | Hail | 1.00" | 3.4 mi |
| 2023-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 8.1 mi |
2025-07-05: “A public report that a large tree was reported down in Dakota, IL. The of the event was estimated using radar.”
2024-07-15: “A public report of multiple downed trees. The time of the event was estimated using radar.”
2024-07-15: “A trained spotter video confirmed a short-lived tornado southwest of Dakota, or northeast of Freeport. There was no observed damage to assign a rating.”
Disputing a claim at a Rock City 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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