Lightning TrackerAurora storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Aurora, IL, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Aurora by the numbers
Aurora gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,333 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 296 hail reports, 951 damaging-wind reports and 86 tornado reports. On average that is 14.8 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 64% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 40 hail reports, 99 wind reports and 10 tornado reports around Aurora; the largest hail was 4.80″ (grapefruit) on Mar 10, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Aurora
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 23 mi NW · De Kalb Co. |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi S · Will Co. |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi E · Dupage Co. |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Tornado | 7 mi SW · Kendall Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 6 mi E · Dupage Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 18 mi SE · Cook Co. |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi NE · Dupage Co. |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Tornado | 15 mi SE · Will Co. |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Hail 1.25″ | 16 mi S · Kendall Co. |
| Jul 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi SE · Will Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Aurora
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Aurora
Aurora averages 6.2 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.80 inches — about the size of a grapefruit — reported 18 miles from the city centre on Mar 10, 2026. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Aurora
There have been 86 tornado reports within 25 miles of Aurora since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Jun 20, 2021, 7 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
Storm alerts for Aurora on your iPhone
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Questions about storms in Aurora
Does Aurora get a lot of severe storms?
Aurora averages 14.8 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Aurora?
Most severe-weather reports around Aurora come in June, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Aurora?
4.80 inches (grapefruit size) on Mar 10, 2026, 18 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Aurora?
Yes — 86 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Jun 20, 2021.
How do I get storm alerts for Aurora?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Aurora, IL. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Aurora, IL. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 7, 2026.