Hail in Stephenson County, Illinois

Hail August 16, 2025 · Stephenson County, Illinois

1 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Quarter size hail reported.

The wider storm

Hot weather resulted in daily episodes of clusters of storms with damaging winds, isolated hail, and some areas of flash flooding from August 12 through August 18th. The most widespread activity occurred August 15th, and 18th, when several lines of storms moved through the area. While isolated, the evening of the 16th saw the largest hail in this period, with a supercell producing hail up to 3 inches in diameter in far northeast Stephenson County, Illinois.

Began near Winslow (42.4900, -89.8000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1275174. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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