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Springfield storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Springfield, 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 Springfield by the numbers

    11.9severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    5.7hail days a year
    47storm reports in the last 12 months
    3.25″biggest hail since 2016 (May 7, 2023)
    47tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Springfield gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 541 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 191 hail reports, 303 damaging-wind reports and 47 tornado reports. On average that is 11.9 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in April, May, June, when 65% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 7 hail reports, 31 wind reports and 9 tornado reports around Springfield; the largest hail was 1.75″ (golf ball) on Jun 17, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Springfield

    DateReportWhere
    Aug 16, 2026Damaging wind3 mi S · Sangamon Co.
    Jul 3, 2026Damaging wind4 mi NW · Sangamon Co.
    Jun 21, 2026Tornado15 mi SE · Christian Co.
    Jun 17, 2026Damaging wind13 mi E · Sangamon Co.
    Jun 17, 2026Tornado13 mi NW · Menard Co.
    Jun 17, 2026Hail 1.75″22 mi E · Sangamon Co.
    Jun 16, 2026Damaging wind7 mi NE · Sangamon Co.
    Jun 11, 2026Damaging wind3 mi NW · Sangamon Co.
    Jun 10, 2026Damaging wind0 mi W · Sangamon Co.
    Jun 10, 2026Tornado3 mi NW · Sangamon 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

    025507610116: 14 hail16: 21 damaging wind16: 1 tornado1617: 13 hail17: 24 damaging wind17: 1 tornado1718: 11 hail18: 15 damaging wind18: 1 tornado1819: 8 hail19: 44 damaging wind19: 4 tornado1920: 18 hail20: 27 damaging wind20: 5 tornado2021: 7 hail21: 37 damaging wind21: 8 tornado2122: 8 hail22: 29 damaging wind22: 1 tornado2223: 58 hail23: 32 damaging wind23: 11 tornado2324: 12 hail24: 20 damaging wind24: 1 tornado2425: 35 hail25: 23 damaging wind25: 5 tornado2526: 7 hail26: 31 damaging wind26: 9 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Springfield

    03876114152Jan: 8JanFeb: 0FebMar: 50MarApr: 70AprMay: 152MayJun: 127JunJul: 58JulAug: 57AugSep: 4SepOct: 6OctNov: 1NovDec: 8Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Springfield

    Springfield averages 5.7 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.25 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 10 miles from the city centre on May 7, 2023. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Springfield

    There have been 47 tornado reports within 25 miles of Springfield since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Aug 6, 2023, 12 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 Springfield

    Does Springfield get a lot of severe storms?

    Springfield averages 11.9 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 Springfield?

    Most severe-weather reports around Springfield come in April, May, June.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Springfield?

    3.25 inches (tea cup size) on May 7, 2023, 10 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Springfield?

    Yes — 47 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Aug 6, 2023.

    How do I get storm alerts for Springfield?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Springfield, 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 Springfield, 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 27, 2026.