Illinois hail map — May 1, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Illinois city on May 1, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Carbondale.
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- Cities hit
- 1
- in Illinois
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- 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 1, 2025
What people on the ground measured in Illinois on May 1, 2025
7 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr3 NNE Murphysboro, IL5:47 PM CDTJackson County
Ping pong ball to golfball size hail just north of Murphysboro at Ava Rd and Highway 13/127.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterCarterville, IL6:27 PM CDTWilliamson County
Dime to quarter size hail in Carterville.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 W Marion, IL6:44 PM CDTWilliamson County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicMarion, IL6:49 PM CDTWilliamson County
- 0.70″ penny size Trained SpotterZeigler, IL5:41 PM CDTFranklin County
- 0.70″ penny size PublicGalatia, IL7:13 PM CDTSaline County
- 0.70″ penny size Emergency MngrMount Carmel, IL8:06 PM CDTWabash County
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 1, 2025
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 Carbondale. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.