Hail map for Des Plaines, IL — July 27, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Des Plaines on July 27, 2026.
- 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
- 2.00″
- 14.5 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.
Work Des Plaines on the live hail map
- The whole state around Des Plaines, with this swath already on it
- Three years of hail swaths, filterable by stone size
- GPS door-knocking, pins, jobs and estimates — the full loop, not a preview
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime
One state, one user, everything included. $79/mo, cancel anytime.
Did hail hit your address?
This page covers Des Plaines as a whole. Check your own address to see every storm on record for your roof — the date and the stone size for each one — and we'll email you the full report to keep.
Check my addressFree, and no account needed to look it up. If hail did hit, you can ask for a free inspection from a vetted local roofer.
Other towns hit on July 27, 2026
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 spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.00″ 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.
Des Plaines hail on July 27, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Des Plaines that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.