Illinois Hail Map & Hail Report History
Illinois ranks near the top for hail losses, with spring and early-summer storms tracking along I-55 and I-74 through Chicago, Springfield and Peoria.
Every hail report below comes from official National Weather Service storm reports for Illinois, covering the last 365 days. Times are Central. Sizes are the measured or estimated stone diameter in inches.
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Open the national mapHail reports, last 365 days
579
101 at 2" or larger
Largest stone
6.1"
softball near 1 Sse Kankakee
Most recent hail
Sep 15, 2026, 21:22
3 Wsw Alta
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Recent Illinois hail reports
Showing 40 of 579 — scroll the list for more
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 3 Wsw Alta, Peoria County
Sep 15, 2026, 21:22 Central · Damaging · (ILX)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 2 Sw Alta, Peoria County
Sep 15, 2026, 21:15 Central · Damaging · (ILX)
1" hail (quarter) — Delavan, Tazewell County
Sep 15, 2026, 17:21 Central · Damaging · (ILX)
2" hail (hen egg) — Aviston, Clinton County
Aug 22, 2026, 03:25 Central · Major · (LSX)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — Grantfork, Madison County
Aug 22, 2026, 03:02 Central · Damaging · (LSX)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 3 Se Grantfork, Madison County
Aug 22, 2026, 02:56 Central · Major · (LSX)
2.5" hail (tennis ball) — Highland, Madison County
Aug 22, 2026, 02:55 Central · Severe · Picture of tennis ball size hail relayed from a viewer of WCIA. (LSX)
1" hail (quarter) — Vernon, Marion County
Aug 22, 2026, 02:53 Central · Damaging · Pictures of hail from emergency manager near the Patoka and Vernon area. (LSX)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 Wnw Savanna, Carroll County
Aug 21, 2026, 18:49 Central · Damaging · Broadcast media report of quarter-sized hail in Savanna. Time estimated by radar. (DVN)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 3 N Mendota, La Salle County
Aug 21, 2026, 18:05 Central · Damaging · Multiple photos depict hail just larger than ping pong balls. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 N Machesney Park, Winnebago County
Aug 21, 2026, 15:55 Central · Damaging · Photo shared to email service account showing hailstones ranging in size between dime to quarter -- 0.5 to 1.0 inch -- in diameter. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1" hail (quarter) — 3 E Sycamore, De Kalb County
Aug 21, 2026, 15:09 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 Ne Alta, Peoria County
Aug 13, 2026, 23:33 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ILX)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 Ene Ewing, Franklin County
Aug 12, 2026, 17:18 Central · Damaging · Facebook photo shows quarter size hail northeast of Ewing. (PAH)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 Sw Ellis Grove, Randolph County
Aug 12, 2026, 16:30 Central · Damaging · (LSX)
1" hail (quarter) — Martinsville, Clark County
Aug 11, 2026, 17:28 Central · Damaging · (ILX)
1" hail (quarter) — Vernon Hills, Lake County
Aug 9, 2026, 23:03 Central · Damaging · Trained spotter reports quarter size hail ongoing in Vernon Hills. (LOT)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 W Naperville, Dupage County
Aug 9, 2026, 14:11 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT)
1" hail (quarter) — 3 W Naperville, Dupage County
Aug 9, 2026, 14:06 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 1 W Robinson, Crawford County
Jul 27, 2026, 19:48 Central · Damaging · (ILX)
1" hail (quarter) — Robinson, Crawford County
Jul 27, 2026, 19:47 Central · Damaging · (ILX)
2.5" hail (tennis ball) — 1 Sse Milford, Iroquois County
Jul 27, 2026, 18:00 Central · Severe · Photo relayed by broadcast media shows hailstones ranging in size from golf ball to tennis ball size. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1.25" hail (quarter) — Milford, Iroquois County
Jul 27, 2026, 17:51 Central · Damaging · Photo relayed by social media depicts hail up ranging in size from 1 to 1.25 inches in diameter. (LOT)
2.75" hail (tennis ball) — Woodland, Iroquois County
Jul 27, 2026, 17:40 Central · Severe · Photo relayed via social media shows hailstone slightly larger than a baseball. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — Watseka, Iroquois County
Jul 27, 2026, 17:35 Central · Major · Multiple reports of hail quarter to golf ball size in Watseka. (LOT)
2.5" hail (tennis ball) — 3 W Woodland, Iroquois County
Jul 27, 2026, 17:33 Central · Severe · Photo relayed by broadcast media shows hail up to the size of a tennis ball. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
2" hail (hen egg) — 1 Sse Watseka, Iroquois County
Jul 27, 2026, 17:33 Central · Major · Corrects time of previous hail report from 1 SSE Watseka. Photo shows hailstone larger than 2 inches in diameter. (LOT)
2" hail (hen egg) — 1 Se Minooka, Will County
Jul 27, 2026, 15:46 Central · Major · Public report of hen egg size hail near Minooka. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via mping. (LOT)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 1 Sw Minooka, Grundy County
Jul 27, 2026, 15:46 Central · Damaging · Public report of ping pong ball size hail near Range Road and Brannick Road. (LOT)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 1 S Shorewood, Will County
Jul 27, 2026, 15:45 Central · Damaging · (LOT)
3" hail (baseball) — 2 Wsw Shorewood, Will County
Jul 27, 2026, 15:41 Central · Severe · Photo shows hail stone at least 3 inches in diameter that fell near Four Seasons Park in Shorewood. Hail stone was collected and frozen 2 minutes after it fell. Multipl (LOT)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 4 W Shorewood, Kendall County
Jul 27, 2026, 15:38 Central · Damaging · Relayed via mping. (LOT)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 2 Sw Crystal Lawns, Will County
Jul 27, 2026, 15:35 Central · Damaging · Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
2.25" hail (hen egg) — 2 N Shorewood, Will County
Jul 27, 2026, 15:35 Central · Major · Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 4 Sw Plainfield, Will County
Jul 27, 2026, 15:32 Central · Major · Reports of golf ball size hail near Caton Farm Road and County Line Road. Relayed via amateur radio. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 S Carbon Hill, Grundy County
Jul 27, 2026, 14:22 Central · Damaging · Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 Nw West Ridge - Chica, Cook County
Jul 27, 2026, 13:37 Central · Damaging · A brief period of 1-inch diameter hail near Kedzie and Touhy. Time estimated from radar. (LOT)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 1 E Greater Grand Cross, Cook County
Jul 27, 2026, 13:17 Central · Damaging · Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 W Frankfort, Will County
Jul 27, 2026, 13:04 Central · Damaging · Public report of quarter size hail on the west side of Frankfort. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)
1" hail (quarter) — Park Forest, Cook County
Jul 27, 2026, 13:03 Central · Damaging · Pea to Quarter sized hail. (LOT)
Hardest-hit Illinois counties
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How to read Illinois hail sizes
- 1" (quarter) — the NWS severe threshold. Enough to dent soft metal and bruise shingles.
- 1.75" (golf ball) — widespread vehicle dents and the size that usually opens PDR work.
- 2.5"+ (tennis ball and up) — roof fractures, broken glass and full-scale catastrophe deployments.