Hail map for Joliet, IL — May 7, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Joliet on May 7, 2024.
- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 2.00″
- 13.8 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.
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What people on the ground measured in Joliet, IL on May 7, 2024
14 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 PublicOrland Park, IL · 13.8 mi away2:16 PM CDTCook County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 NW Mokena, IL · 9.2 mi away2:12 PM CDTWill County
Photo shared on social media showing hail that fell in Mokena. The largest hailstone was approximately 1.5 inches in diameter with most other hailstones being under 1 inch in diameter.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicOrland Park, IL · 13.8 mi away2:16 PM CDTCook County
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicOrland Park, IL · 13.8 mi away2:20 PM CDTCook County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 NE New Lenox, IL · 7.5 mi away2:07 PM CDTWill County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicHomer Glen, IL · 9.0 mi away2:12 PM CDTWill County
Corrects time on previous hail report from Homer Glen.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicHomer Glen, IL · 9.0 mi away2:22 PM CDTWill County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterOrland Park, IL · 9.8 mi away2:13 PM CDTCook County
179th near Southwest Highway.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicChannahon, IL · 11.7 mi away1:43 PM CDTGrundy County
Photos shared on social media showing quarter size hail in Channahon. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 E Orland Hills, IL · 13.9 mi away2:17 PM CDTCook County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 0.88″ penny size Emergency Mngr1 NE Channahon, IL · 9.2 mi away1:45 PM CDTWill County
mostly pea sized to dime, with larger mixed in.
- 0.88″ penny size Public1 WNW Tinley Park, IL · 14.2 mi away2:17 PM CDTCook County
- 0.75″ penny size Public1 NW Joliet, IL · 0.5 mi away1:50 PM CDTWill County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
- 0.75″ penny size Public1 N Rockdale, IL · 1.9 mi away1:57 PM CDTWill County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
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.
Joliet hail on May 7, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Joliet that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.