Illinois · March 26, 2026

Illinois hail map — March 26, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Illinois city on March 26, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Danville.

Hail swath map for Danville, IL on March 26, 2026 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over Danville on March 26, 2026 — 1.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
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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Illinois cities hit on March 26, 2026

Danville, IL1.50″ · half dollar

What people on the ground measured in Illinois on March 26, 2026

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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 Broadcast Media
    Fisher, IL6:21 PM CDTChampaign County

    Golf ball size hail reported in Fisher from a viewer.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media
    2 W Danville, IL6:22 PM CDTVermilion County

    Golf ball size hail on west side of Danville on Henning road. Photo of hail with ruler.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media
    Sullivan, IL8:54 PM CDTMoultrie County

    Golf ball size hail reported in Sullivan.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    Sullivan, IL8:58 PM CDTMoultrie County
  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    2 NNW Danville, IL6:22 PM CDTVermilion County

    Half dollar to ping pong size hail reported with photo.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    3 NW Tilton, IL6:22 PM CDTVermilion County
  • 1.50″ half dollar size Broadcast Media
    2 N Danville, IL6:25 PM CDTVermilion County

    Ping pong size hail from a viewer on north side of Danville by the lake.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Broadcast Media
    Moweaqua, IL8:32 PM CDTShelby County

    Ping pong size hail with photo.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    2 W Fisher, IL6:19 PM CDTChampaign County

    Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    2 S Janesville, IL9:45 PM CDTCumberland County
  • 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    2 NE Urbana, IL10:10 PM CDTChampaign County

    Half dollar size hail with photo on social media.

  • 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee
    3 N Shirley, IL4:53 PM CDTMcLean County

    Station Elevation: 776 ft.

Showing the 12 largest of 34 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.

Other states hit on March 26, 2026

Indiana1 city · 1.00″
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Illinois hail on March 26, 2026

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 Danville. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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