HailEvidence → Lena, IL → 2026-04-17

Did it hail in Lena, IL on April 17, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Lena, IL on April 17, 2026, with hail up to 1.00" (quarter size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

2hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.00"largest hail · quarter

2wind reports

2tornado reports

Every recorded report near Lena on 2026-04-17

Distances are from the Lena city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 6.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.4 mi	Wind	speed n/a	20:45 UTC	Lena, Stephenson	SPC · preliminary
3.2 mi	Tornado	UNK	20:32 UTC	3 NNE Kent, Stephenson	SPC · preliminary
3.2 mi	Tornado	UNK	20:36 UTC	3 NNE Kent, Stephenson	SPC · preliminary
7.4 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	20:50 UTC	1 S Nora, Jo Daviess	SPC · preliminary
8.7 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	21:32 UTC	3 NNE Stockton, Jo Daviess	SPC · preliminary
8.7 mi	Wind	speed n/a	20:49 UTC	4 NNE Stockton, Jo Daviess	SPC · preliminary

0.4 mi, wind: “Photos show structural damage to houses. Relayed via social media. Tornado possible. (DVN)”

3.2 mi, tornado: “A high-end EF2... possible multi-vortex... tornado with estimated peak winds around 130 mph started along Highway 20... SW of Lena IL... and tracked through Lena before (DVN)”

3.2 mi, tornado: “Corrects tornado start time from 3 NNE Kent. A high-end EF2... possible multi-vortex... tornado with estimated peak winds around 130 mph started along Highway 20... SW (DVN)”

7.4 mi, hail: “Time estimated by radar. (DVN)”

8.7 mi, hail: “Photos relayed via social media. (DVN)”

Was your property hit on 2026-04-17?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

Verify your address — $29 Lena hail history

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.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12