Hail map for Waukegan, IL — May 15, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Waukegan on May 15, 2025.

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- 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
- 2.00″
- 5.0 mi away · Public
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 Waukegan, IL on May 15, 2025
10 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicGurnee, IL · 5.0 mi away6:42 PM CDTLake County
Trained spotter reported 2 inch hail on the west side of Gurnee.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicWinthrop Harbor, IL · 8.1 mi away6:54 PM CDTLake County
Multiple public reports of hail up to 2 inches in diameter in Winthrop Harbor.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 W Waukegan, IL · 0.8 mi away6:41 PM CDTLake County
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicWinthrop Harbor, IL · 8.1 mi away6:55 PM CDTLake County
Public report of golf ball size hail near Winthrop Harbor. Relayed via mping.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 NE Pleasant Prairie, WI · 12.9 mi away6:47 PM CDTKenosha County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 N Pleasant Prairie, WI · 12.9 mi away6:50 PM CDTKenosha County
Half dollar size hail on the south side of town.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 N Pleasant Prairie, WI · 12.9 mi away6:58 PM CDTKenosha County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Waukegan, IL · 1.4 mi away6:44 PM CDTLake County
Public report of quarter size hail in northern Waukegan.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 WNW Park City, IL · 2.8 mi away6:40 PM CDTLake County
Trained spotter reported quarter size hail on the south side of Gurnee. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 WNW Zion, IL · 6.8 mi away6:50 PM CDTLake County
Public report of quarter size hail on the west side of Zion. Time estimated by radar.
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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Waukegan hail on May 15, 2025
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Waukegan that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.