Hail map for Kankakee, IL — March 10, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Kankakee on March 10, 2026.
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- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 90%
- Severe-hail probability
- Measured on the ground
- 6.10″
- 0.9 mi away · Public
Severe-hail probability peaked at 90% over Kankakee that day — high: around even odds of 1″ hail reaching the ground. 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 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 Kankakee, IL on March 10, 2026
22 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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.
- 6.10″ softball size Public1 SSE Kankakee, IL · 0.9 mi away6:28 PM CDTKankakee County
A hailstone measuring 156 mm or 6.14 inches in diameter, 16 inches in circumference, and 16.25 oz in weight was found on Osborn Ave in Kankakee, Illinois. The hailstone is a candidate for Illinois state record hailstone. Time estimated by radar.
- 6.00″ softball size Public1 SE Kankakee, IL · 1.3 mi away6:30 PM CDTKankakee County
Photo shows hailstone approximately 6 inches in diameter in southeastern Kankakee. Time estimated by radar.
- 5.20″ softball size Storm Chaser3 SW Kankakee, IL · 3.3 mi away6:23 PM CDTKankakee County
Photo shared by storm chaser shows 5.2 inch diameter hail just southwest of Kankakee.
- 4.50″ softball size Trained Spotter1 NNE Kankakee, IL · 0.7 mi away6:11 PM CDTKankakee County
- 4.50″ softball size Public1 NW Kankakee Airport, IL · 2.8 mi away6:27 PM CDTKankakee County
Photo shared to social media shows approximately 4.5 inch diameter hail on the south side of Kankakee. Time estimated by radar.
- 4.50″ softball size Public1 W Bourbonnais, IL · 3.4 mi away6:11 PM CDTKankakee County
Correction to date. Public report of hail up to Grapefruit size near Plum Creek Drive and Braemer Way in Bourbonnais. Time estimated by radar.
- 4.10″ softball size Emergency Mngr1 NW Aroma Park, IL · 2.6 mi away6:35 PM CDTKankakee County
- 4.00″ softball size Public1 SE Kankakee, IL · 1.5 mi away6:31 PM CDTKankakee County
Photo shared to social media shows softball size hail near Beckman Park in Kankakee. Time estimated by radar.
- 4.00″ softball size Cocorahs2 WSW Kankakee, IL · 1.7 mi away6:25 PM CDTKankakee County
delayed report.
- 4.00″ softball size Public3 N Irwin, IL · 6.5 mi away6:10 PM CDTKankakee County
Corrects previous hail report from 3 N Irwin. Photo shared to social media shows 4 inch diameter hail near Irwin. Time estimated by radar.
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained SpotterKankakee, IL · 0.1 mi away6:32 PM CDTKankakee County
3 inch diameter hail reported in Kankakee. Relayed via amateur radio.
- 3.00″ baseball size PublicBourbonnais, IL · 2.9 mi away6:10 PM CDTKankakee County
Multiple public reports of hail in Bourbonnais. The largest hailstones were measured to be 3 inches in diameter.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public2 S Kankakee, IL · 2.1 mi away6:27 PM CDTKankakee County
Baseball size hail reported on the south side of Kankakee. Relayed via social media. Time estimated by radar.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 W Kankakee Airport, IL · 4.9 mi away6:20 PM CDTKankakee County
Report from mPING.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 N Irwin, IL · 6.5 mi away6:10 PM CDTKankakee County
Photo shared to social media shows 4 inch diameter hail near Irwin. Time estimated by radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Amateur RadioBradley, IL · 1.4 mi away6:20 PM CDTKankakee County
Hail broke windows in Bradley.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter1 SE Bonfield, IL · 9.4 mi away6:00 PM CDTKankakee County
Relayed via amateur radio.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Amateur RadioMomence, IL · 10.8 mi away6:44 PM CDTKankakee County
Multiple reports of hail in Momence. The largest hailstones were estimated to be the size of golf balls.
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur Radio1 WSW Sun River Terrace, IL · 5.3 mi away6:41 PM CDTKankakee County
Reported at Route 17 and Sandbar Road.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterBonfield, IL · 10.6 mi away5:45 PM CDTKankakee County
Multiple trained spotter reports of quarter size hail in Bonfield.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterGrant Park, IL · 14.6 mi away10:25 PM CDTKankakee County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 W Herscher, IL · 14.6 mi away5:34 PM CDTKankakee County
Public report of quarter size hail between Buckingham and Herscher. 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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Kankakee hail on March 10, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Kankakee that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.