Hail map for Darien, IL — February 27, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Darien on February 27, 2024.
- 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
- 2.50″
- 1.2 mi away · Trained Spotter
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 Darien, IL on February 27, 2024
23 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 9 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 Trained Spotter1 SW Darien, IL · 1.2 mi away7:54 PM CSTDuPage County
Photo shared via social media showing 2.5 inch diameter hailstone on the south side of Downers Grove. Another report of 2 inch diameter hail was also received from the area. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public2 ESE Woodridge, IL · 1.9 mi away8:00 PM CSTDuPage County
Photo shared via social media shows hail up to hen egg size between Downers Grove and Darien. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicDarien, IL · 0.6 mi away8:09 PM CSTDuPage County
Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 SW Darien, IL · 2.4 mi away8:06 PM CSTDuPage County
Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicRomeoville, IL · 10.1 mi away7:57 PM CSTWill County
Photo shared via broadcast media showed golf ball sized hail in north Romeoville. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 W Oak Lawn, IL · 10.8 mi away8:36 PM CSTCook County
Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size NWS Employee3 N Plainfield, IL · 13.6 mi away7:47 PM CSTWill County
NWS employee reports hail up to 1.5 inch diameter in Plainfield. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size NWS Employee3 N Plainfield, IL · 13.6 mi away7:50 PM CSTWill County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 E Bolingbrook, IL · 5.3 mi away8:01 PM CSTWill County
Public report of half dollar sized hail in eastern Bolingbrook. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 ENE Orland Hills, IL · 12.9 mi away8:37 PM CSTCook County
Photo relayed by Kane County EMA shows hail approximately half dollar sized near 162nd Street and 88th Avenue in Orland Park. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee1 S Downers Grove, IL · 2.2 mi away8:00 PM CSTDuPage County
Quarter sized hail reported in south Downers Grove.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 ESE Lemont, IL · 7.1 mi away8:13 PM CSTCook County
Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicLa Grange Park, IL · 7.6 mi away8:10 PM CSTCook County
Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee3 SSE Naperville, IL · 7.7 mi away7:49 PM CSTDuPage County
Quarter sized hail near 87th Street and Naper Boulevard in Naperville. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 SSE Naperville, IL · 8.2 mi away7:56 PM CSTDuPage County
Nickel to quarter size hail near Washington and 87th.
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr3 WSW Bolingbrook, IL · 9.1 mi away7:51 PM CSTWill County
Will County EMA reported hail up to quarter sized in west Bolingbrook. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size CO-OP Observer3.0 SW Midway Airport, IL · 10.1 mi away8:30 PM CSTCook County
Quarter size hail from 830pm to 835pm. Peak wind 41 mph.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicHomer Glen, IL · 10.6 mi away8:12 PM CSTWill County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Oak Lawn, IL · 10.8 mi away8:36 PM CSTCook County
Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee1 E Lockport, IL · 11.7 mi away8:09 PM CSTWill County
NWS employee observed quarter sized hail in Lockport. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicLockport, IL · 12.0 mi away8:11 PM CSTWill County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter4 ESE Aurora, IL · 14.3 mi away7:38 PM CSTDuPage County
Estimated quarter size hail near Eola and Ogden.
- 0.88″ penny size Public1 W Northlake, IL · 11.9 mi away7:56 PM CSTCook County
Public report of hail up to nickel size near I-294 in Northlake. Time estimated by radar.
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.
Darien hail on February 27, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Darien that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.