Canton, IL Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Canton, Illinois over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Canton, Illinois storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Canton — home to roughly 12,896 residents in Fulton County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 54 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Canton in the trailing 12 months — 35 wind events and 19 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 63 mph. Fulton County as a whole recorded 123 events (69 wind · 54 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Canton
- April 17, 2026 — 15 recorded events · 9 wind · 6 hail
- April 2, 2026 — 10 recorded events · 6 wind · 4 hail
- June 11, 2026 — 9 recorded events · 6 wind · 3 hail
- April 3, 2026 — 4 recorded events · 4 hail
- April 27, 2026 — 2 recorded events · 2 wind
Canton hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Canton or severe wind in Canton? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Illinois — including the Canton metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Fulton County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Canton weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Canton address, and the Address Lookup adds free Canton wind history and free Canton hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Canton storm data download
The Canton dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Fulton County totals above. Statewide files are on the Illinois storm data page.
More Illinois city storm pages: Chicago hail & wind history · Aurora hail & wind history · Naperville hail & wind history · Champaign hail & wind history · Cicero hail & wind history · Bloomington hail & wind history · Schaumburg hail & wind history · Evanston hail & wind history · Illinois statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.