Hail map for Rock Island, IL — September 26, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Rock Island on September 26, 2023.

- 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
- 1.00″
- 5.8 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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Every storm over Rock Island →What people on the ground measured in Rock Island, IL on September 26, 2023
7 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicMoline Quad-City Airpor, IL · 5.8 mi away5:14 PM CDTRock Island County
Delayed report. At the intersection of U.S. 6 and I74.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter2 ESE Coal Valley, IL · 9.5 mi away5:17 PM CDTHenry County
- 0.70″ penny size PublicCoal Valley, IL · 7.8 mi away5:12 PM CDTRock Island County
Some hail to dime size. A LOT of pea sized hail.
- 0.50″ penny size Public1 SSW Coal Valley, IL · 8.6 mi away5:10 PM CDTRock Island County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
- 0.50″ penny size Trained Spotter2 NNW Warner, IL · 10.1 mi away5:22 PM CDTHenry County
Occurring right now.
- 0.25″ penny size Broadcast Media1 NNE Fruitland, IL · 4.1 mi away5:20 PM CDTRock Island County
At WQAD studio.
- 0.25″ penny size Trained Spotter2 N Coal Valley, IL · 7.0 mi away5:24 PM CDTRock Island County
Occurring right now.
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.
Rock Island hail on September 26, 2023
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Rock Island that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.