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Sterling, IL hail history

Hail thlang 10 mile a hlaaApr 2, 20261.50 in (ping pong ball)

Hail khathu, 12 month thlang1

Hail khawm 2006 thlang2.00 in (khawm khawm)Feb 28, 2017

Hail khathu 2006 thlang28

Khathu ah hail 1 inch ahih kha a khawm13

Tornadoes 10 mile a hlaa13

10 mile a hlaa thlang a thlen khawm75

Hail hi Sterling 10 mile a hlaa 28 khathu ah 2006 thlang a thlang. Stone khawm 2.00 in (khawm khawm) hi Feb 28, 2017 ah a khawm. Hail hi May leh April ah a khawm khawm.

Hail thlang Sterling a hlaa

Date	Size hail	Where	Source
Apr 2, 2026	1.50 in ping pong ball	Sterling Airport 1 hail report · Sterling a hlaa 4 mile	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 10, 2025	1.75 in kuk golf	Nelson 1 hail report · Sterling a hlaa 6 mile	NOAA Storm Events

Khathu ah row 1: khathu ah hail khawm 10 mile a hlaa, place leh report number.

Sterling ngai a hail thil thleng a hniam tlang

Sterling ngai a hail season a thleng

2006 thleng a hniam tlang a 28 hail thleng a, a hla a May (7) in April (5) a thleng.

Sterling ngai a hail storm a hla

Feb 28, 2017 · 2.00 in (khawm khawm) · Sterling (1 mi from Sterling)

National Weather Service description (English): A spotter reported hail slightly larger than golf balls.

Aug 5, 2024 · 1.75 in (kuk golf) · Penrose (7 mi from Sterling)

National Weather Service description (English): Golf ball size hail was reported near Penrose, Illinois. The time was estimated from radar data.

Jul 10, 2025 · 1.75 in (kuk golf) · Nelson (6 mi from Sterling)

Apr 2, 2026 · 1.50 in (ping pong ball) · Sterling Airport (4 mi from Sterling)

Oct 2, 2006 · 1.25 in (coin 50-cent) · Sterling (1 mi from Sterling)

Sterling a hla 10 mile a tornado

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Apr 2, 2026	EF1	Douglas Park 2 mi from Sterling	3.7 mi long, 75 yd wide
Apr 2, 2026	EF1	Penrose 5 mi from Sterling	0.1 mi long, 250 yd wide
Apr 2, 2026	EF1	Prairieville 5 mi from Sterling	6.2 mi long, 250 yd wide
Jul 8, 2020	EF?	Sterling 3 mi from Sterling	0.3 mi long, 10 yd wide
May 23, 2020	EF1	Malvern 10 mi from Sterling	9.9 mi long, 30 yd wide
Feb 28, 2017	EF1	Coleta 7 mi from Sterling	2.6 mi long, 75 yd wide
Mar 15, 2016	EF0	Deer Grove 9 mi from Sterling	1.8 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jul 16, 2015	EF0	Sterling Airport 5 mi from Sterling	0.6 mi long, 10 yd wide
Jun 22, 2015	EF1	Yeoward Addition 4 mi from Sterling	1.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jun 22, 2015	EF0	Van Petten 6 mi from Sterling	0.8 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jun 22, 2015	EF1	Harmon 6 mi from Sterling	7.4 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jun 22, 2015	EF1	Sterling 1 mi from Sterling	2.2 mi long, 75 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Sterling

75 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Sterling since 2006, on 46 days. The strongest measured gust was 79 mph on Nov 17, 2013.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Aug 12, 2026	71 mph, a hrih	Rock Falls thlang 1 a thlang	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 24, 2026	60 mph, a thlang	Douglas Park, Sterling thlang 2 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 3, 2025	70 mph, a thlang	Yeoward Addition thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
May 21, 2024	58 mph, a thlang	Sterling thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
May 4, 2024	59 mph, a hrih	Sterling Airport thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 20, 2023	81 mph, a thlang	Malvern thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 4, 2023	69 mph, a thlang	Harmon, Woodland Shores thlang 2 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Nov 5, 2022	64 mph, a thlang	Rock Falls, Tampico thlang 2 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 5, 2022	60 mph, a thlang	Sterling thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 30, 2022	59 mph, a hrih	Sterling Airport thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events

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Roof kiah car hail claim a thleng?

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) kiah National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances a Sterling center a measure.

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