Hail map for Carbondale, IL — April 27, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Carbondale on April 27, 2026.

- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 30%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 13.7 mi away · Trained Spotter
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 30% over Carbondale that day — low to moderate: the radar signature was there, ground impact less certain. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
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 Carbondale, IL on April 27, 2026
8 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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 Trained SpotterVergennes, IL · 13.7 mi away5:39 AM CDTJackson County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterDowell, IL · 14.7 mi away5:51 AM CDTJackson County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained SpotterGorham, IL · 14.4 mi away9:48 PM CDTJackson County
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicVergennes, IL · 13.7 mi away5:41 AM CDTJackson County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NNW Carbondale, IL · 1.1 mi away9:50 PM CDTJackson County
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency MngrMurphysboro, IL · 7.4 mi away8:41 AM CDTJackson County
- 0.70″ penny size Trained Spotter1 S Murphysboro, IL · 6.9 mi away8:33 AM CDTJackson County
- 0.70″ penny size Emergency MngrMurphysboro, IL · 7.4 mi away8:35 AM CDTJackson 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.
Carbondale hail on April 27, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Carbondale that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.