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On the map: July 11, 2020, the largest radar hail near Morrison since 2019: 0.85″ within about 2 miles of the center. Rings at 1, 3 and 5 miles.

Radar-estimated hail

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Morrison, IL hail history

Last 1-inch hail reported within 5 miles of Morrison, IL: April 4, 2023 (1.00″).

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23hail days within 5 miles since 1955
5hail days 2016–2025; 239th of 441 Illinois cities
1.75″largest hail, May 2, 2018
6tornado reports within 5 miles

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How often it hails near Morrison

1990: 01991: 11992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 01996: 01997: 01998: 01999: 02000: 22001: 02002: 02003: 12004: 02005: 02006: 42007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 12011: 12012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 32019: 12020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 1199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 4
Days with hail reported within 5 miles of Morrison, IL, by year. NOAA Storm Prediction Center.

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Recent hail days

As of November 7, 2026, hail has been reported within 5 miles of Morrison, IL on 23 days since 1955, 5 of them from 2016 to 2025 (239th of 441 Illinois cities for that decade). The most recent was April 4, 2023 (1.00″), and the largest on record is 1.75″ (golf ball size) on May 2, 2018.

Morrison averages a 1-inch-or-larger hail report within 5 miles about once every 2.9 years (7 days, 2006–2025). By days with hail reported within 5 miles from 2016 to 2025 (5), Morrison ranks 239th of 441 Illinois cities and 2165th of 6,891 US cities (tied with 560 others).

Most hail near Morrison falls in April, May and June: 16 of its 23 hail days since 1955 (70%), with the most in May (9). Across the state: Illinois hail season.

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Hail days near Morrison

Storm dayLargest reportReportsClosest to center
April 4, 20231.00″11.3 mi
May 16, 20190.88″20.5 mi
September 3, 20181.00″11.0 mi
May 3, 20181.00″10.5 mi
May 2, 20181.75″30.5 mi
August 8, 20111.00″13.5 mi
April 4, 20101.75″20.5 mi
June 27, 20060.75″10.9 mi
May 27, 20060.88″10.9 mi
May 24, 20060.75″10.8 mi
March 12, 20061.00″13.0 mi
July 27, 20030.88″10.9 mi
May 31, 20001.75″20.9 mi
May 18, 20000.75″10.9 mi
June 26, 19940.75″20.9 mi
August 23, 19931.75″10.9 mi
June 17, 19921.75″11.6 mi
May 17, 19910.75″10.9 mi
August 9, 19801.75″10.9 mi
August 3, 19771.00″10.9 mi
June 14, 19740.75″10.9 mi
May 21, 19740.75″12.7 mi
April 3, 19741.00″10.9 mi

Radar-estimated hail near Morrison

Largest radar estimate within about 2 miles of the city center, NOAA MRMS (October 2019 onward). The largest was 0.85″ on July 11, 2020.

Storm dayRadar max (MESH)
July 3, 20260.78″
April 20, 20230.75″
May 13, 20220.77″
July 11, 20200.85″

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County: Whiteside County · State: Illinois

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