Illinois, 1981

Hail in Illinois, April 10, 1981

April 10, 1981 · NWS T · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

10 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Peoria

When
April 10, 11:06 AM CST
Where
Peoria County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.700, -89.630

Hail, Cumberland

When
April 10, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.220, -88.970

Hail, Peoria

When
April 10, 2:09 PM CST
Where
Peoria County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.670, -89.680

Hail, Peoria

When
April 10, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Peoria County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.680, -89.800

Hail, Champaign

When
April 10, 3:37 PM CST
Where
Champaign County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.980, -88.250

Hail, Piatt

When
April 10, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Piatt County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -88.750

Hail, Edgar

When
April 10, 4:22 PM CST
Where
Edgar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.800, -87.870

Hail, Douglas

When
April 10, 4:43 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
39.800, -87.980

Hail, Stephenson

When
April 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Stephenson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.250, -89.580

Hail, Winnebago

When
April 10, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Winnebago County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.450, -89.070

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10005340, 10005341, 10005342, 10005343, 10005344, 10005345, 10006191, 10006192, 10006404, 10006405.