Hail map for Chicago, IL — May 15, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Chicago on May 15, 2025.
- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 1.25″
- 12.5 mi away · Public
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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Every storm over Chicago →What people on the ground measured in Chicago, IL on May 15, 2025
3 reports filed with the National Weather Service. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 E Franklin Park, IL · 12.5 mi away7:40 PM CDTCook County
Trained spotter reports hail up to half dollar size near Franklin Park.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Uptown - Chicago, IL · 8.3 mi away8:03 PM CDTCook County
Public report of quarter size hail in Uptown area of Chicago. Relayed via mping.
- 0.75″ penny size Public2 NW Merrionette Park, IL · 11.0 mi away8:05 PM CDTCook County
Public report of penny size hail near Merrionette Park.
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.
Chicago hail on May 15, 2025
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Chicago that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.