Hail map for Zion, IL — May 15, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Zion on May 15, 2025.
- 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″
- 2.3 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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What people on the ground measured in Zion, IL on May 15, 2025
14 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicWinthrop Harbor, IL · 2.3 mi away6:54 PM CDTLake County
Multiple public reports of hail up to 2 inches in diameter in Winthrop Harbor.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicGurnee, IL · 7.1 mi away6:42 PM CDTLake County
Trained spotter reported 2 inch hail on the west side of Gurnee.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public3 NNW Kenosha, WI · 12.0 mi away6:53 PM CDTKenosha County
Picture of 2 inch hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicWinthrop Harbor, IL · 2.3 mi away6:55 PM CDTLake County
Public report of golf ball size hail near Winthrop Harbor. Relayed via mping.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 W Waukegan, IL · 6.1 mi away6:41 PM CDTLake County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 NE Pleasant Prairie, WI · 7.2 mi away6:47 PM CDTKenosha County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 N Pleasant Prairie, WI · 7.2 mi away6:58 PM CDTKenosha County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 N Pleasant Prairie, WI · 7.2 mi away6:50 PM CDTKenosha County
Half dollar size hail on the south side of town.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 WNW Zion, IL · 2.1 mi away6:50 PM CDTLake County
Public report of quarter size hail on the west side of Zion. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Waukegan, IL · 4.6 mi away6:44 PM CDTLake County
Public report of quarter size hail in northern Waukegan.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 WNW Park City, IL · 6.9 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 Trained SpotterKenosha, WI · 10.0 mi away6:50 PM CDTKenosha County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NW Kenosha, WI · 10.6 mi away6:51 PM CDTKenosha County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 0.75″ penny size PublicAntioch, IL · 13.9 mi away6:39 PM CDTLake County
Public report of penny size hail near Antioch. 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.
Zion hail on May 15, 2025
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Zion that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.