Lightning TrackerPeoria storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Peoria, 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 Peoria by the numbers
Peoria gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 768 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 261 hail reports, 456 damaging-wind reports and 51 tornado reports. On average that is 11.5 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 48% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 22 hail reports, 83 wind reports and 17 tornado reports around Peoria; the largest hail was 1.50″ (walnut / ping pong ball) on Apr 2, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Peoria
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 8 mi NW · Peoria Co. |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 18 mi NW · Peoria Co. |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi S · Tazewell Co. |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 10 mi N · Peoria Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Tornado | 17 mi NW · Peoria Co. |
| Jul 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 17 mi E · Woodford Co. |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi S · Tazewell Co. |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Damaging wind | 15 mi NE · Woodford Co. |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Tornado | 15 mi SW · Tazewell Co. |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Damaging wind | 5 mi W · Peoria 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 Peoria
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Peoria
Peoria averages 6.6 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 10 miles from the city centre on Aug 20, 2022. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Peoria
There have been 51 tornado reports within 25 miles of Peoria since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Feb 28, 2017, 19 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Peoria
Does Peoria get a lot of severe storms?
Peoria averages 11.5 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 Peoria?
Most severe-weather reports around Peoria come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Peoria?
3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Aug 20, 2022, 10 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Peoria?
Yes — 51 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Feb 28, 2017.
How do I get storm alerts for Peoria?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Peoria, 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 Peoria, 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 28, 2026.