Illinois hail map — May 2, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Illinois city on May 2, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Quincy.
- Cities hit
- 1
- in Illinois
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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What people on the ground measured in Illinois on May 2, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 5 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency MngrTable Grove, IL4:55 PM CDTFulton County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Law EnforcementIpava, IL5:12 PM CDTFulton County
Relayed by county EM.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter4 SE Adair, IL4:52 PM CDTMcDonough County
Narrow swath of hail covering the road on 650th street about 2 miles west of Table Grove. Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail stones. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 NE Bardolph, IL3:44 PM CDTMcDonough County
Quarter to ping pong ball size hail. Picture via social media.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 SE Quincy, IL3:46 PM CDTAdams County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Broadcast Media1 S Quincy, IL3:52 PM CDTAdams County
Picture of hailstones. largest estimated 1.25 inches.
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicVermont, IL4:45 PM CDTFulton County
Ranging between half inch and half dollar size, most around 1 inch.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 W Crystal Lawns, IL1:55 PM CDTWill County
Trained spotter reported quarter size hail 0.5 miles west of Caton Farm Road and IL59 between Joliet and Plainfield. 0.5 inch hail ongoing at time of report. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 W Crystal Lawns, IL2:01 PM CDTWill County
Trained spotter near IL-59 and Caton Farm Road reported quarter sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 SE Peoria Heights, IL2:05 PM CDTPeoria County
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency MngrWashburn, IL2:45 PM CDTWoodford County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 NW Marblehead, IL3:43 PM CDTAdams County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
Showing the 12 largest of 32 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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Illinois hail on May 2, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Illinois city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Quincy. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.