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Hail history im Mendota, IL

Last hail im 10 milesAug 21, 20261.50 in (ping pong ball)

Hail days, last 12 months1

Largest hail im 20062.50 in (tennis ball)Apr 4, 2023

Hail days im 200621

Days im hail 1 inch imwin13

Tornadoes im 10 miles10

Wind dmg wutuk im 10 miles82

Hail wutuk im 10 miles im Mendota im 21 days im 2006. Stones imwin im 2.50 in (tennis ball) im Apr 4, 2023. Hail ej common im June im April.

Recent hail im Mendota

Date	Hail size	Where	Source
Aug 21, 2026	1.50 in ping pong ball	Mendota 1 hail report · closest 2 mi im Mendota	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 10, 2025	2.00 in hen egg	Radley 1 hail report · closest 9 mi im Mendota	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 19, 2025	1.00 in 25-cent coin	Meriden 1 hail report · closest 3 mi im Mendota	NOAA Storm Events

One row im day: largest hail wutuk im day im 10 miles, places im number im wutuk.

Hail days near Mendota by year

When hail season peaks near Mendota

Of the 21 hail days since 2006, most fell in June (4) and April (3).

Largest hail storms near Mendota

Apr 4, 2023 · 2.50 in (tennis ball) · Troy Grove (5 mi from Mendota)

National Weather Service description (English): A photo shared on social media showed golf ball size hail.

Sep 7, 2021 · 2.00 in (hen egg) · Earlville (10 mi from Mendota)

National Weather Service description (English): Multiple reports of two inch diameter hail in and near Earlville were received. Hail covered the ground in many areas and took several hours to melt with fog forming over the hail after the storm ended.

Jul 10, 2025 · 2.00 in (hen egg) · Radley (9 mi from Mendota)

Feb 28, 2017 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · La Moille (8 mi from Mendota)

Apr 19, 2023 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · La Moille (8 mi from Mendota)

National Weather Service description (English): A public report of hail received via Facebook. The time of the event was estimated using radar.

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Mendota

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Aug 21, 2026	EF?	Sublette 5 mi from Mendota
Aug 21, 2026	EF?	Sublette 5 mi from Mendota
Apr 17, 2026	EF1	Cherry 8 mi from Mendota	3.0 mi long, 300 yd wide
Apr 17, 2026	EF1	Peterstown 5 mi from Mendota	14.7 mi long, 300 yd wide
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	Sublette 9 mi from Mendota	7.8 mi long, 75 yd wide
Oct 11, 2021	EF?	Triumph 6 mi from Mendota	0.4 mi long, 40 yd wide
May 27, 2019	EF0	Roxbury 8 mi from Mendota	0.7 mi long, 30 yd wide
Jun 22, 2016	EF1	Troy Grove 6 mi from Mendota	0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jun 22, 2015	EF1	Mendota 1 mi from Mendota	1.5 mi long, 150 yd wide
Jun 30, 2014	EF1	Earlville 9 mi from Mendota	1.5 mi long, 50 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Mendota

82 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Mendota since 2006, on 53 days. The strongest measured gust was 83 mph on Mar 31, 2023.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Aug 12, 2026	dmg ekkar	Arlington, Sublette 2 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Aug 11, 2026	55 mph, imwin	Troy Grove, Triumph 2 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 3, 2026	67 mph, imwin	Compton 1 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 10, 2026	60 mph, imwin	Paw Paw 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 14, 2025	64 mph, imwin	Compton 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 28, 2023	81 mph, ekkar	Mendota, Compton, Cherry 4 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 14, 2023	70 mph, ekkar	Triumph 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 5, 2023	79 mph, imwin	The Burg, West Brooklyn 2 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 31, 2023	83 mph, imwin	Paw Paw, Mendota, Meriden 4 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 6, 2022	60 mph, imwin	Compton 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events

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Insurers ask for the date of loss. The dates on this page are when hail was reported near Mendota; hail can hit one street and miss the next, so a report is not proof of damage at your address. A licensed roofer or your insurance adjuster can inspect the roof. Many policies set a time limit for filing a claim — check yours.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Mendota.

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