Hail and wind reports › July 27, 2026 › Illinois
Hail and wind reports in Illinois, July 27, 2026
24 hail, 41 wind and 9 tornado reports; largest hail 3.00 in; strongest gust 104 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-27 15:56 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 W West Dundee | Kane | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT) |
| 07-27 16:17 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 S Hanover Park | DuPage | Public report of quarter size hail relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 07-27 16:45 | Hail | 1.25 in | 1 SE Schaumburg | Cook | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LOT) |
| 07-27 16:48 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 W Medinah | DuPage | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 07-27 16:56 | Hail | 2.00 in | Clarendon Hills | DuPage | Trained spotter reported 2 inch diameter hail in Clarendon Hills. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:01 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 E La Grange Park | Cook | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:18 | Hail | 2.50 in | 1 WNW Westmont | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:20 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 ENE Willowbrook | Cook | Golf ball size hail near 63rd Street and County Line Road. Relayed via amateur radio. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:21 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 SE Wauconda | Lake | Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:30 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 NE Tinley Park | Cook | (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:46 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 SSW Merrionette Park | Cook | Photo of hail in Alsip. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:49 | Hail | 1.75 in | 2 NE Mokena | Will | Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:00 | Hail | 1.25 in | 1 W Northerly Island | Cook | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:01 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 W Midlothian | Cook | Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:04 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 W Frankfort | Will | Public report of quarter size hail on the west side of Frankfort. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:17 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 E Greater Grand Cross | Cook | Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:37 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 NW West Ridge - Chica | Cook | A brief period of 1-inch diameter hail near Kedzie and Touhy. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 19:22 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 S Carbon Hill | Grundy | Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 20:38 | Hail | 1.25 in | 4 W Shorewood | Kendall | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 07-27 20:41 | Hail | 3.00 in | 2 WSW Shorewood | Will | 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. Multipl (LOT) |
| 07-27 20:46 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 SW Minooka | Grundy | Public report of ping pong ball size hail near Range Road and Brannick Road. (LOT) |
| 07-27 22:40 | Hail | 2.75 in | Woodland | Iroquois | Photo relayed via social media shows hailstone slightly larger than a baseball. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 23:00 | Hail | 2.50 in | 1 SSE Milford | Iroquois | Photo relayed by broadcast media shows hailstones ranging in size from golf ball to tennis ball size. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-28 00:48 | Hail | 1.25 in | 1 W Robinson | Crawford | (ILX) |
| 07-27 16:25 | Wind | damage | 2 SSW Barrington Hills | Cook | Trees and power lines downed. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 16:40 | Wind | damage | 1 NE Rolling Meadows | Cook | Two separate reports of downed large tree branches and wires in Rolling Meadows. Time estimated from radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 16:42 | Wind | damage | Roselle | DuPage | Video of strong gust of wind knocking down large branches and a power flash in the background. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 16:49 | Wind | damage | 1 ENE Antioch | Lake | Photo sent of large tree limb snapped. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 16:57 | Wind | damage | 1 W Glen Ellyn | DuPage | Large branches downed in northeast Wheaton. Relayed via social media. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:04 | Wind | 72 mph | 1 N Oakbrook Terrace | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:12 | Wind | damage | 1 SSE Downers Grove | DuPage | Numerous large branches downed near 63rd and Main in Downers Grove. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:20 | Wind | damage | 1 NNE Countryside | Cook | Corrects the time of previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NNE Countryside. Trained spotter reported several downed 2-3 inch diameter tree branches... with one large tree (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:26 | Wind | 78 mph | 2 N Lemont | DuPage | A 10m tower measured a peak wind gust of 77.6 mph. A 2 foot diameter willow tree was downed close by... as well. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:32 | Wind | damage | 2 NW Homer Glen | Will | Public report of 10 foot limb downed near 143rd Street and Parker Road. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:36 | Wind | damage | 1 SSW Orland Park | Cook | Photos submitted of multiple branches down. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:38 | Wind | damage | Evanston | Cook | Evanston PD reports damage to power poles near Greenwood Street and Dodge Avenue in Evanston. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:40 | Wind | 74 mph | 3.0 SW Midway Airport | Cook | Also observed nickel sized hail and 2.83 inches of rainfall. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:44 | Wind | 60 mph | 1 NNE Homer Glen | Will | Private weather station KILHOMER4 reported 60 mph gust. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:45 | Wind | damage | 1 S Frankfort | Will | Speedway gas station canopy partially collapsed. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:51 | Wind | damage | 1 NNE Hazel Crest | Cook | Video shared to social media shows roofing material blown off of multiple apartment buildings near 171st Street and Kedzie Avenue in Hazel Crest. Possible tornado. Time (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:57 | Wind | damage | 1 ENE North Lawndale - | Cook | A few public reports of tree branches broken in the North Lawndale... South Lawndale... Near West Side... and Lower West Side community areas of Chicago. Relayed by Chi (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:58 | Wind | 74 mph | 3 NE Navy Pier | LMZ741 | Peak gust of 65 kt the Chicago Harrison-Dever Crib 3 miles offshore of Chicago. (LOT) |
| 07-27 17:59 | Wind | 62 mph | Lakeview - Chicago | Cook | Private weather station KILCHICA1037 reported 62 mph gust. (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:00 | Wind | damage | 1 SSE Frankfort | Will | An industrial building collapsed and a semi truck rolled over. Radar depicted an enhanced wind surge with wind speeds nearly 80 kt a few hundred feet over the ground at (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:02 | Wind | damage | 2 ENE Goodenow | Will | Numerous trees and large branches downed in and near Goodenow. Multiple properties in the area also sustained gutter... shingle... and siding damage. (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:05 | Wind | 104 mph | 2 WSW Goodenow | Will | A 104 mph wind gust was measured at Bult Field. The report matches an area of enhanced winds visible in KLOT and TMDW radar imagery and is consistent with extensive dam (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:09 | Wind | damage | 3 S Beecher | Kankakee | Public report of 10 inch diameter tree downed along 1250 East Road between Beecher and Grant Park. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:10 | Wind | 74 mph | Midway Airport | Cook | (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:18 | Wind | damage | 1 ENE Morgan Park - Chi | Cook | Multiple public reports of tree branches broken in the Washington Heights... Morgan Park... Roseland... and West Pullman community areas of Chicago. Relayed by Chicago3 (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:42 | Wind | damage | 1 W Irving Park - Chica | Cook | Large tree branch broken... landing on school bus... near Belle Plaine Avenue and Keeler Avenue. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 18:53 | Wind | damage | 1 NNE Countryside | Cook | Trained spotter reported several downed 2-3 inch diameter tree branches... with one large tree split in half. (LOT) |
| 07-27 20:39 | Wind | damage | 1 WSW Zion | Lake | A downed power line caught the back of a house on fire on Gilboa Avenue. (LOT) |
| 07-27 20:43 | Wind | 82 mph | 1 SW Beach Park | Lake | The KUGN ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 82 mph at 3:43pm out of the northeast. Extensive damage was noted around Waukegan including snapped and uprooted trees. (LOT) |
| 07-27 20:58 | Wind | damage | 1 ENE Mettawa | Lake | Many large trees and branches down near Lake Forest Academy. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 07-27 21:16 | Wind | damage | 1 ESE Wheeling | Cook | Multiple reports of large branches downed onto power lines on the southeast side of Wheeling. Time based on peak gust at nearby PWK ASOS. (LOT) |
| 07-27 21:20 | Wind | damage | 1 NNE Evanston | Cook | Numerous huge tree limbs blown down on Millburn Street... one on top of a car. Some trees uprooted. (LOT) |
| 07-27 21:34 | Wind | 64 mph | 3 NE Navy Pier | LMZ741 | Peak gust of 56 knots at the Harrison-Dever Crib 3 miles offshore from Chicago. (LOT) |
| 07-27 21:38 | Wind | 64 mph | 1 NE Bensenville | DuPage | Updates previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 NE Bensenville. ASOS site ORD Chicago Ohare Airport reported 64 mph peak gust. (LOT) |
| 07-27 21:39 | Wind | 63 mph | Lakeview - Chicago | Cook | Private weather station KILCHICA1231 reported 63 mph gust. (LOT) |
| 07-27 23:03 | Wind | damage | Hume | Edgar | Branches down in town. Relayed from TV media. (ILX) |
| 07-27 23:22 | Wind | damage | 1 SSW Godfrey | Madison | A few large trees were snapped near Lewis and Clark Community College. Time estimated via radar. (LSX) |
| 07-28 00:01 | Wind | damage | 4 SSW Marshall | Clark | Extensive tree damage with numerous large... mature trees snapped or uprooted near Fox Rd and Lower Park Road. (ILX) |
| 07-28 00:17 | Wind | damage | Hutsonville | Crawford | A flag pole was snapped and several large tree branches were blown down. (ILX) |
| 07-28 00:47 | Wind | damage | Robinson | Crawford | A 2-foot diameter tree was blown down on Tampa Street. (ILX) |
| 07-28 00:53 | Wind | damage | Marshall | Clark | Lots of trees down in town. Relayed by TV media. (ILX) |
| 07-27 16:54 | Tornado | 1 N Glen Ellyn | DuPage | Concentrated tree damage on Stacy Court in North Glen Ellyn... including large trees snapped and/or uprooted... some onto homes and causing damage. This area lines up w (LOT) | |
| 07-27 17:09 | Tornado | Downers Grove | DuPage | An NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 85 mph... path length of 2.1 miles... and maximum width of 100 yards impacted Downers Grove. (LOT) | |
| 07-27 17:28 | Tornado | 1 SSE Romeoville | Will | An NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph... path length of 2.5 miles... and maximum width of 110 yards impacted Romeoville. (LOT) | |
| 07-27 17:34 | Tornado | 3 NW Orland Park | Cook | An NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 85 mph... path length of 2.9 miles... and max width of 250 yards impacted Orland Park. (LOT) | |
| 07-27 17:45 | Tornado | 1 N Orland Park | Cook | (LOT) | |
| 07-27 17:47 | Tornado | 1 ENE Hazel Crest | Cook | Updates prior report. An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 110 mph... peak width of 200 yards... and path length of 11.4 miles impacted Coun (LOT) | |
| 07-27 17:58 | Tornado | 2 E Glenwood | Cook | Corrects time of previous tornado report from 2 E Glenwood. An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 110 mph... peak width of 225 yards... and p (LOT) | |
| 07-27 17:59 | Tornado | 1 ENE Hazel Crest | Cook | Likely portion of tornado path in/near Markham. Concentrated area of tree damage along westbound I-80/I-294 at the Dixie Highway exit directly east and west of the exit (LOT) | |
| 07-27 23:14 | Tornado | 1 WNW Hoopeston | Vermilion | Video evidence from storm spotters showed that a tornado briefly touched down 1 mile west of IL-1 and about 100 yards south of Thompson Street. A power pole and a stree (ILX) |
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