Hail in Illinois: today, this week and the last ten years
Every hail report NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged in Illinois: today's and yesterday's as they come in, the last 90 days, and ten years of history. Each report is hail of 1 inch or larger — the size that damages roofs.
Today and yesterday
No hail reported in Illinois today or yesterday (checked hourly; last update October 19, 2026).
The last 90 days
88 hail reports, 16 of them 2 inches or larger. The most recent was 1.5" on September 15, 2026 near 2 SW Alta, Peoria County.
| Date | Hail size | NOAA location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | 1.5" | 2 SW Alta, Peoria County |
| Sep 15 | 1.5" | 3 WSW Alta, Peoria County |
| Sep 15 | 1" | Delavan, Tazewell County |
| Aug 21 | 2.5" | Highland, Madison County |
| Aug 21 | 2" | Aviston, Clinton County |
| Aug 21 | 1.75" | 3 SE Grantfork, Madison County |
| Aug 21 | 1.5" | 3 N Mendota, La Salle County |
| Aug 21 | 1.5" | Grantfork, Madison County |
| Aug 21 | 1" | 3 E Sycamore, De Kalb County |
| Aug 21 | 1" | 1 N Machesney Park, Winnebago County |
| Aug 21 | 1" | 1 WNW Savanna, Carroll County |
| Aug 21 | 1" | Vernon, Marion County |
| Aug 13 | 1" | 1 NE Alta, Peoria County |
| Aug 12 | 1" | 1 SW Ellis Grove, Randolph County |
| Aug 12 | 1" | 2 ENE Ewing, Franklin County |
| Aug 11 | 1" | Martinsville, Clark County |
| Aug 9 | 1" | 3 W Naperville, DuPage County |
| Aug 9 | 1" | 2 W Naperville, DuPage County |
| Aug 9 | 1" | Vernon Hills, Lake County |
| Jul 27 | 3" | 2 WSW Shorewood, Will County |
| Jul 27 | 2.75" | Woodland, Iroquois County |
| Jul 27 | 2.5" | 1 WNW Westmont, DuPage County |
| Jul 27 | 2.5" | 3 W Woodland, Iroquois County |
| Jul 27 | 2.5" | 1 SSE Milford, Iroquois County |
| Jul 27 | 2.25" | 2 N Shorewood, Will County |
The 25 most recent of 88.
2026 is the year so far.
- 6.1"March 10, 2026 · 1 SSE Kankakee
- 4.5"March 11, 2026 · 1 W Bourbonnais
- 4.5"May 11, 2016
- 4"March 14, 2024
- 4"April 4, 2023
Illinois's hailiest large cities, 2016–2025
Days with 1-inch-plus hail within 25 km, and each city's rank among 342 large US cities — the US cities with the most hail.
- Naperville31 days · #58
- Springfield29 days · #61
- Chicago29 days · #64
- Aurora28 days · #66
- Peoria28 days · #67
- Joliet28 days · #68
- Rockford26 days · #74
- Elgin22 days · #94
Did it hail at your house?
Check every NOAA hail report within 10 km of your address, back ten years — then see what a new roof would cost, measured from satellite.
Questions
Did it hail in Illinois today?
No hail had been reported in Illinois by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center today or yesterday when this page was last refreshed (hourly).
How often does it hail in Illinois?
NOAA logged between 84 and 579 reports of 1-inch-or-larger hail a year in Illinois from 2016 to 2025.
Did hail hit my house?
A report is a point where someone measured hail, not the storm's whole path. Check NOAA reports within 10 km of your own address with the free hail check, and have a licensed roofer inspect before anyone files a claim.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe-weather reports — its daily files for today and yesterday, read hourly, and its archive from 2016. A report is where a spotter or member of the public measured hail, so a storm can be bigger than its reports. Other states: hail by state.