Downers Grove, IL

Hail map for Downers Grove, ILFebruary 27, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Downers Grove on February 27, 2024.

Hail swath map for Downers Grove, IL on February 27, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
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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
4.9 mi away · Trained Spotter

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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What people on the ground measured in Downers Grove, IL on February 27, 2024

20 reports filed with the National Weather Service8 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.

  • 2.50 hen egg size Trained Spotter
    1 SW Darien, IL · 4.9 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 Public
    2 ESE Woodridge, IL · 4.1 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 Public
    Darien, IL · 3.7 mi away8:09 PM CSTDuPage County

    Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    2 SW Darien, IL · 5.4 mi away8:06 PM CSTDuPage County

    Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    Romeoville, IL · 12.5 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 Public
    1 W Oak Lawn, IL · 13.9 mi away8:36 PM CSTCook County

    Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.50 half dollar size NWS Employee
    3 N Plainfield, IL · 14.7 mi away7:50 PM CSTWill County
  • 1.50 half dollar size NWS Employee
    3 N Plainfield, IL · 14.7 mi away7:47 PM CSTWill County

    NWS employee reports hail up to 1.5 inch diameter in Plainfield. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.25 half dollar size Public
    1 E Bolingbrook, IL · 7.8 mi away8:01 PM CSTWill County

    Public report of half dollar sized hail in eastern Bolingbrook. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size NWS Employee
    1 S Downers Grove, IL · 2.7 mi away8:00 PM CSTDuPage County

    Quarter sized hail reported in south Downers Grove.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    La Grange Park, IL · 7.4 mi away8:10 PM CSTCook County

    Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size NWS Employee
    3 SSE Naperville, IL · 7.8 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 Spotter
    3 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 Mngr
    3 WSW Bolingbrook, IL · 10.2 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 Public
    3 ESE Lemont, IL · 11.4 mi away8:13 PM CSTCook County

    Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size CO-OP Observer
    3.0 SW Midway Airport, IL · 12.9 mi away8:30 PM CSTCook County

    Quarter size hail from 830pm to 835pm. Peak wind 41 mph.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    4 ESE Aurora, IL · 13.2 mi away7:38 PM CSTDuPage County

    Estimated quarter size hail near Eola and Ogden.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    1 W Oak Lawn, IL · 13.9 mi away8:36 PM CSTCook County

    Relayed via mPING. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Homer Glen, IL · 14.9 mi away8:12 PM CSTWill County
  • 0.88 penny size Public
    1 W Northlake, IL · 9.0 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.

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Downers Grove hail on February 27, 2024

NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Downers Grove that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.

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