Hail map for Edwardsville, IL — April 27, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Edwardsville on April 27, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 30%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 2.00″
- 10.0 mi away · Trained Spotter
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 30% over Edwardsville that day — low to moderate: the radar signature was there, ground impact less certain. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
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 Edwardsville, IL on April 27, 2026
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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 Trained Spotter2 WNW Bethalto, IL · 10.0 mi away6:56 PM CDTMadison County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 SSW Prairietown, IL · 8.3 mi away7:13 PM CDTMadison County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 NW Bethalto, IL · 8.9 mi away7:07 PM CDTMadison County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
- 1.75″ golf ball size Amateur RadioAlton, IL · 12.2 mi away6:50 PM CDTMadison County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 W Carpenter, IL · 6.8 mi away7:15 PM CDTMadison County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Amateur RadioBethalto, IL · 8.0 mi away7:10 PM CDTMadison County
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicBethalto, IL · 8.0 mi away7:03 PM CDTMadison County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 N Wood River, IL · 8.7 mi away7:00 PM CDTMadison County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NW Kuhn, IL · 3.0 mi away7:25 PM CDTMadison County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterGlen Carbon, IL · 3.7 mi away2:21 PM CDTMadison County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 W Carpenter, IL · 6.8 mi away7:11 PM CDTMadison County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicDorsey, IL · 11.2 mi away7:10 PM CDTMadison County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Alton, IL · 11.7 mi away6:59 PM CDTMadison County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 S Bunker Hill, IL · 14.4 mi away7:09 PM CDTMacoupin County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 S Godfrey, IL · 14.7 mi away6:52 PM CDTMadison County
Hail from the sizes of dimes to quarters.
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.
Edwardsville hail on April 27, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Edwardsville that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.