Hail map for South Shore, IL — July 27, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of South Shore on July 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
- 1.50″
- 1.7 mi away · Public
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 30% over South Shore 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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Every storm over South Shore →What people on the ground measured in South Shore, IL on July 27, 2026
8 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 E Greater Grand Cross, IL · 1.7 mi away1:17 PM CDTCook County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 W Northerly Island, IL · 7.1 mi away1:00 PM CDTCook County
Relayed via mping.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SW Evergreen Park, IL · 8.2 mi away12:51 PM CDTCook County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SSW Merrionette Park, IL · 9.3 mi away12:46 PM CDTCook County
Photo of hail in Alsip. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NW Oak Lawn, IL · 10.3 mi away12:50 PM CDTCook County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Midlothian, IL · 12.9 mi away1:01 PM CDTCook County
Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterOak Forest, IL · 14.0 mi away12:50 PM CDTCook County
Also estimated 60 mph winds.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Oak Forest, IL · 15.0 mi away12:47 PM CDTCook County
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.
South Shore hail on July 27, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of South Shore that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.