Illinois hail map — May 8, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Illinois city on May 8, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Carbondale.
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- Cities hit
- 1
- in Illinois
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Illinois cities hit on May 8, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Illinois on May 8, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Law EnforcementFults, IL1:14 PM CDTMonroe County
Estimated from picture. golf ball to tennis ball sized hail in festus.
- 2.50″ hen egg size PublicEllis Grove, IL2:12 PM CDTRandolph County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr3 S Harrisonville, IL1:22 PM CDTMonroe County
golf ball sized hail south of valmeyer.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Law Enforcement3 NE New Palestine, IL2:27 PM CDTRandolph County
Golf ball sized hail reported northeast of Chester.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicCarterville, IL3:25 PM CDTWilliamson County
golf ball size hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterHarrisburg, IL8:40 PM CDTSaline County
golf ball sized hail.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 E Harrisburg, IL4:19 PM CDTSaline County
Ping pong ball sized hail.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 SW New Palestine, IL2:24 PM CDTRandolph County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicBuckner, IL12:55 PM CDTFranklin County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SW Evansville, IL2:08 PM CDTRandolph County
Quarter sized hail just south of Evansville.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 SW New Palestine, IL2:15 PM CDTRandolph County
Public reported quarter sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 ENE Colp, IL3:33 PM CDTWilliamson County
Quarter size hail.
Showing the 12 largest of 29 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 8, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Illinois city that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Carbondale. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.