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Rockdale, 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 Rockdale city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 12 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 8 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 11 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2015 | 15 | 4.75" (grapefruit) |
| 2014 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2013 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 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
- 312 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 109 mph, most recent 2025-09-21.
- 56 tornado events, most recent 2025-03-19.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 8.1 mi |
| 2025-09-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 4.8 mi |
| 2025-09-13 | Hail | 1.00" | 3.7 mi |
| 2025-08-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 6.8 mi |
| 2025-08-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7 mi |
| 2025-08-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 9.6 mi |
| 2025-07-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 8.7 mi |
| 2025-07-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 8.4 mi |
| 2025-07-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 3.6 mi |
| 2025-07-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 4.7 mi |
2025-09-21: “Two trees were blown down near the Hoff Road entrance to the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. A nearby personal weather station measured a wind gust to 50 mph at 8 feet above ground.”
2025-09-21: “A tree limb roughly 6 inches in diameter was blown down near River Road and Interstate 55.”
2025-09-13: “Quarter size hail was reported along with several other reports of penny size hail.”
Storm-day records for Rockdale — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Rockdale has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Rockdale, IL on July 3, 2026 — up to 1.00"
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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-07-25