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Thebes, 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 Thebes city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2015 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 3 | 2.75" (baseball) |
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
- 183 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 96 mph, most recent 2025-05-20.
- 23 tornado events, most recent 2025-03-30.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | Hail | 1.00" | 4 mi |
| 2025-05-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 8.4 mi |
| 2025-05-16 | Hail | 1.75" | 5.7 mi |
| 2025-05-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 8.2 mi |
| 2025-03-30 | Tornado | EF1 | 2.1 mi |
| 2025-03-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | 6.5 mi |
| 2025-03-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 8.7 mi |
| 2025-03-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 7.1 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | 7.2 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Hail | 0.88" | 5.3 mi |
2025-11-18: “Media received several reports of quarter size hail measured in Scott City.”
2025-05-20: “A tree trunk was snapped on Roberts Dr by straight-line winds southeast of a tornado track following the lifting of the tornado.”
2025-05-16: “Golf ball size hail was measured in Kelso on the north end of an eastward propagating supercell.”
Disputing a claim at a Thebes 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