Illinois hail map — May 16, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 4 Illinois cities on May 16, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Carbondale.
- Cities hit
- 4
- in Illinois
- Largest stone
- 2.00″
- hen egg size
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- 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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Illinois cities hit on May 16, 2025
What people on the ground measured in Illinois on May 16, 2025
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.
- 3.00″ baseball size Emergency MngrRobinson, IL5:00 PM CDTCrawford County
- 2.75″ baseball size PublicRobinson, IL5:00 PM CDTCrawford County
- 2.75″ baseball size Storm Chaser2 W Robinson Municipal, IL5:05 PM CDTCrawford County
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 N Mounds, IL7:04 PM CDTPulaski County
- 2.75″ baseball size PublicMounds, IL7:13 PM CDTPulaski County
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicRed Bud, IL2:58 PM CDTRandolph County
Corrects previous hail report from Red Bud.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public3 SE Addieville, IL3:35 PM CDTWashington County
Public report of 2 inch hail 4W Nashville.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Mesonet1 NNE Robinson, IL5:00 PM CDTCrawford County
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicRed Bud, IL3:00 PM CDTRandolph County
pictures received on X. time estimated.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 ENE Southern View, IL3:17 PM CDTSangamon County
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicEffingham, IL5:49 PM CDTEffingham County
Broadcast media relayed viewer report of golf ball sized hail in Effingham.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr4 NW Murphysboro, IL5:57 PM CDTJackson County
Showing the 12 largest of 45 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 16, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 4 Illinois cities that day. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Carbondale. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.