Hail map for Des Plaines, IL — July 27, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Des Plaines on July 27, 2026.
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- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 2.00″
- 14.5 mi away · Public
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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Every storm over Des Plaines →What people on the ground measured in Des Plaines, IL on July 27, 2026
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicOak Brook, IL · 14.5 mi away12:08 PM CDTDuPage County
Photo shared on social media showing a hailstone roughly two inches in diameter.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicOak Brook, IL · 13.9 mi away11:54 AM CDTDuPage County
Public report of golf ball size hail in Oak Brook. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr1 ENE Carol Stream, IL · 14.5 mi away11:55 AM CDTDuPage County
Quarter size hail in Carol Stream. Location approximate.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 E Glendale Heights, IL · 12.5 mi away12:11 PM CDTDuPage County
Relayed via mping.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 N Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 12.8 mi away11:54 AM CDTDuPage County
Public report of ping pong ball size hail at Oakbrook Terrace. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 E La Grange Park, IL · 14.1 mi away12:01 PM CDTCook County
Relayed via mping.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SE Schaumburg, IL · 9.6 mi away11:45 AM CDTCook County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NW Roselle, IL · 10.6 mi away11:48 AM CDTCook County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NW West Ridge - Chica, IL · 9.1 mi away1:37 PM CDTCook County
A brief period of 1-inch diameter hail near Kedzie and Touhy. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SE Schaumburg, IL · 9.6 mi away11:43 AM CDTCook County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicElmhurst, IL · 9.7 mi away12:09 PM CDTDuPage County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Medinah, IL · 10.6 mi away11:48 AM CDTDuPage County
Relayed via mping.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NW Villa Park, IL · 10.7 mi away11:56 AM CDTDuPage County
Public report of nickel to quarter size hail in Villa Park. Some melting occurred prior to measurement. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 S Hanover Park, IL · 13.7 mi away11:17 AM CDTDuPage County
Public report of quarter size hail relayed via mping.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SW York Center, IL · 14.9 mi away11:52 AM CDTDuPage County
Relayed via mping.
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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Des Plaines hail on July 27, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Des Plaines that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.