Illinois · June 8, 2025

Illinois hail map — June 8, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 5 Illinois cities on June 8, 2025. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over St. Charles.

Hail swath map for St. Charles, IL on June 8, 2025 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over St. Charles on June 8, 20251.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
5
in Illinois
Largest stone
1.50
half dollar size
Impact rating
5/10
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 June 8, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service4 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.

  • 2.50 hen egg size Public
    1 W Batavia, IL2:56 PM CDTKane County

    mPING report.

  • 2.50 hen egg size Trained Spotter
    Batavia, IL2:57 PM CDTKane County

    Meteorology professor reported hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter in Batavia. Average hailstone diameter was approximately 2 inches.

  • 2.50 hen egg size Public
    1 SSW Batavia, IL2:57 PM CDTKane County

    Photo shared on social media of approximately 2 to 2.5 inch diameter hail in Batavia. A video shared under the same post showed wind-driven hail destroying a window screen.

  • 2.30 hen egg size Trained Spotter
    1 SSW Batavia, IL2:56 PM CDTKane County

    Trained spotter shared photos of multiple elongated hailstones measuring greater than 2 inches in diameter in Batavia.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Trained Spotter
    2 WNW Batavia, IL2:54 PM CDTKane County

    2 inch diameter hail reported near Fabyan Parkway and Branson Drive in Batavia.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    2 W Batavia, IL2:57 PM CDTKane County

    mPING report.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    1 WSW Batavia, IL2:58 PM CDTKane County

    Photo shared on social media showing hailstones roughly twice the size of a quarter along Main Street east of Randall Road in Batavia.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    1 ESE Elburn, IL2:45 PM CDTKane County

    Hail ranged from quarter to golf ball size on the southwest side of Geneva.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    3 WNW Batavia, IL2:48 PM CDTKane County

    Corrects location of previous hail report from 1 ESE Elburn. Hail ranged from quarter to golf ball size on the southwest side of Geneva.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    3 W Batavia, IL2:56 PM CDTKane County

    Golf ball size hail reported at Main Street and Nelson Lake Road in Batavia.

  • 1.75 golf ball size CO-OP Observer
    Batavia, IL2:58 PM CDTKane County

    COOP observer in Batavia reported wind-driven hail with the largest hailstones approximately golf ball sized.

  • 1.75 golf ball size CO-OP Observer
    1 SSW Batavia, IL2:58 PM CDTKane County

    Corrects location of previous hail report from Batavia. COOP observer in Batavia reported wind-driven hail with the largest hailstones approximately golf ball sized.

Showing the 12 largest of 25 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 June 8, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 5 Illinois cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over St. Charles. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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