Illinois hail map — April 14, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 33 Illinois cities on April 14, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Elgin.
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- Cities hit
- 33
- 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 April 14, 2026
What people on the ground measured in Illinois on April 14, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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 Mngr1 WNW Belvidere, IL8:56 PM CDTBoone County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter3 W Rochelle, IL9:23 PM CDTOgle County
Time estimated from radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 S Belvidere, IL8:56 PM CDTBoone County
relayed by broadcast media. time estimated by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public4 NW Garden Prairie, IL9:05 PM CDTBoone County
Public report of half dollar size hail northwest of Garden Prairie. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicDeKalb, IL9:40 PM CDTDe Kalb County
Picture shared of 1.0-1.25 inch hail in Dekalb. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NE DeKalb, IL9:42 PM CDTDe Kalb County
Public report of hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicPecatonica, IL8:45 PM CDTWinnebago County
relayed by broadcast media. time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicGarden Prairie, IL9:00 PM CDTBoone County
relayed social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicPoplar Grove, IL9:03 PM CDTBoone County
relayed social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr3 SE Timberlane, IL9:05 PM CDTBoone County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public4 W Rochelle, IL9:11 PM CDTOgle County
relayed by broadcast media. time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Huntley, IL9:34 PM CDTMcHenry County
Showing the 12 largest of 20 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 April 14, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 33 Illinois cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Elgin. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.