Hail map for New Lenox, IL — July 27, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of New Lenox on July 27, 2026.
- 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
- 70%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 3.00″
- 13.7 mi away · Trained Spotter
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 70% over New Lenox 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 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 New Lenox, IL on July 27, 2026
13 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 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.
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter2 WSW Shorewood, IL · 13.7 mi away3:41 PM CDTWill County
Photo shows hail stone at least 3 inches in diameter that fell near Four Seasons Park in Shorewood. Hail stone was collected and frozen 2 minutes after it fell. Multiple other hail stones golf ball size. Time estimated by radar.
- 2.25″ hen egg size Public2 N Shorewood, IL · 12.9 mi away3:35 PM CDTWill County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 NE Mokena, IL · 6.5 mi away12:49 PM CDTWill County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 SE Lemont, IL · 10.2 mi away12:32 PM CDTCook County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter1 NE Tinley Park, IL · 10.7 mi away12:30 PM CDTCook County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 S Shorewood, IL · 12.2 mi away3:45 PM CDTWill County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 NW Homer Glen, IL · 8.8 mi away12:35 PM CDTWill County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 SW Crystal Lawns, IL · 11.9 mi away3:35 PM CDTWill County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 W Frankfort, IL · 4.7 mi away1:04 PM CDTWill County
Public report of quarter size hail on the west side of Frankfort. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Oak Forest, IL · 11.8 mi away12:47 PM CDTCook County
Relayed via mping.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterOak Forest, IL · 13.2 mi away12:50 PM CDTCook County
Also estimated 60 mph winds.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Midlothian, IL · 13.9 mi away1:01 PM CDTCook County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicPark Forest, IL · 15.0 mi away1:03 PM CDTCook County
Pea to Quarter sized hail.
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.
New Lenox hail on July 27, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of New Lenox that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.