Hail in Chicago on Tuesday, April 4, 2023
The Storm Prediction Center logged 84 hail reports in Chicago on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, between 12:45 pm and 2:58 pm CDT, in 7 of the metro's 7 counties. The largest was 3.00 inches at 2 NNW Oswego (Kendall County) at 1:04 pm. NOAA radar flagged 24 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 1 rated a 100% chance of hail and 0 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 52 places in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Boulder Hill 6 reports, up to 2.75 in
- Aurora 5 reports, up to 2.50 in
- Oswego 5 reports, up to 3.00 in
- Evanston 3 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Montgomery 3 reports, up to 1.75 in
- North Aurora 3 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Yorkville 3 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Bartlett 2 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Batavia 2 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Big Rock 2 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Deerfield 2 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Highland Park 2 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Palatine 2 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Plano 2 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Portage Park - Chicago 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Sandwich 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Skokie 2 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Wheaton 2 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Albany Park - Chic 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Algonquin 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Arlington Heights 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Bannockburn 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Campton Hills 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Edison Park - Chicago 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Elburn 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Franklin Park 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Geneva 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Glen Ellyn 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Glencoe 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Glenview 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Hampshire 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Harwood Heights 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Highwood 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Jefferson Park - Chicag 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Kaneville 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Lincolnshire 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Mount Prospect 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Naperville 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Niles 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Norridge 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- North Park - Chica 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Northfield 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Norwood Park - Chic 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Park Ridge 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Riverwoods 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Rogers Park - Chicago 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- St. Charles 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Sugar Grove 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Villa Park 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Warrenville 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- West Ridge - Chic 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Wheeling 1 report, up to 1.00 in
Every hail report logged that day
Times are Central Daylight Time. Sizes are in inches, as reported. The comment is the National Weather Service's text as published in the Storm Prediction Center's daily log.
| Time | Size | Place | County | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:45 pm | 1.00 | 1 ENE Sandwich | Kendall | RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 12:48 pm | 1.25 | 1 E Sandwich | Kendall | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS HALF DOLLAR HAIL EAST OF SANDWICH. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 12:49 pm | 1.00 | 2 E Plano | Kendall | RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 12:50 pm | 1.75 | 3 SSW Big Rock | Kane | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 12:52 pm | 1.00 | Plano | Kendall | RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 12:54 pm | 1.00 | 1 NE Yorkville | Kendall | (LOT) |
| 12:58 pm | 1.00 | 3 SSE Sugar Grove | Kane | RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 1:00 pm | 1.50 | 1 SW Yorkville | Kendall | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:00 pm | 1.75 | Yorkville | Kendall | (LOT) |
| 1:00 pm | 1.75 | 2 WSW Montgomery | Kendall | (LOT) |
| 1:00 pm | 1.25 | 3 W Montgomery | Kendall | (LOT) |
| 1:00 pm | 1.75 | Kaneville | Kane | GOLFBALL HAIL NEAR MAIN AND HARTER ROAD IN KANEVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:01 pm | 1.00 | 3 NW Oswego | Kendall | RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 1:03 pm | 1.00 | 2 NNW Oswego | Kendall | RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 1:03 pm | 1.75 | Montgomery | Kane | CORRECTS TIME FOR PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM MONTGOMERY. HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE... FOR PAST 5 MINUTES. (LOT) |
| 1:03 pm | 1.75 | 3 SE Big Rock | Kane | RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 1:04 pm | 1.25 | Oswego | Kendall | (LOT) |
| 1:04 pm | 2.00 | 1 NE Oswego | Kendall | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:04 pm | 3.00 | 2 NNW Oswego | Kendall | DOLORES STREET AND CHARLES COURT IN OSWEGO. VIA TWITTER. (LOT) |
| 1:04 pm | 2.50 | Boulder Hill | Kendall | HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE IN BOULDER HILL. DAMAGE TO WINDOWS OF CAR. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:06 pm | 2.00 | 1 WNW Boulder Hill | Kendall | HAIL UP TO 2 INCH DIAMETER NEAR IL-25 AND BOULDER HILL PASS. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:07 pm | 1.25 | 2 E Boulder Hill | Kendall | HAIL DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS VEHICLES NEAR 2300 US34 IN OSWEGO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:07 pm | 2.75 | Boulder Hill | Kendall | DELAYED REPORT. BRIARCLIFF ROAD AND US 30 IN MONTGOMERY. (LOT) |
| 1:07 pm | 2.00 | 3 WNW Aurora | Kane | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:07 pm | 1.50 | 1 NE Elburn | Kane | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:08 pm | 2.00 | 3 ESE Boulder Hill | Kendall | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:08 pm | 1.50 | 1 SE Aurora | Kane | REPORTED AT EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL. (LOT) |
| 1:09 pm | 1.75 | 3 SE Aurora | Kane | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:10 pm | 1.50 | 6 ESE Boulder Hill | Will | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:10 pm | 1.75 | 2 W Aurora | Kane | REPORTED AT AURORA UNIVERSITY. (LOT) |
| 1:11 pm | 1.50 | 2 SW North Aurora | Kane | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:13 pm | 1.25 | 3 WSW Naperville | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 1:14 pm | 1.75 | 1 ESE Campton Hills | Kane | GOLD BALL HAIL NEAR IL64 AND DEAN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:15 pm | 1.50 | 3 E North Aurora | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 1:15 pm | 1.50 | Batavia | Kane | (LOT) |
| 1:18 pm | 1.75 | 1 ENE Hampshire | Kane | (LOT) |
| 1:19 pm | 1.75 | 2 W Warrenville | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 1:20 pm | 1.75 | Batavia | Kane | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:20 pm | 1.00 | 1 SSW Geneva | Kane | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE KANE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:21 pm | 1.25 | 1 NW St. Charles | Kane | (LOT) |
| 1:28 pm | 1.50 | 2 SE North Aurora | Kane | APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF I-88 AND FARNSWORTH. VIA TWITTER. (LOT) |
| 1:30 pm | 1.00 | Wheaton | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 1:31 pm | 1.00 | 1 E Algonquin | McHenry | (LOT) |
| 1:32 pm | 2.50 | 2 WNW Aurora | Kane | NEAR WEST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL. (LOT) |
| 1:32 pm | 1.50 | 2 SE Wheaton | DuPage | PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL AT COLLEGE OF DUPAGE. (LOT) |
| 1:32 pm | 1.00 | Glen Ellyn | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 1:40 pm | 1.00 | 1 NW Villa Park | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 1:50 pm | 1.75 | 2 WNW Bartlett | Cook | GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED NEAR IVORY LANE AND SPAULDING ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:51 pm | 1.00 | Bartlett | Cook | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 1:53 pm | 1.00 | Franklin Park | Cook | NEAR GRAND AND MANNHEIM ROADS. (LOT) |
| 1:55 pm | 1.50 | Norridge | Cook | (LOT) |
| 1:58 pm | 1.25 | Portage Park - Chicago | Cook | CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM PORTAGE PARK - CHICAGO. (LOT) |
| 1:58 pm | 1.00 | 2 S Mount Prospect | Cook | (LOT) |
| 2:00 pm | 1.25 | 1 SE Albany Park - Chic | Cook | (LOT) |
| 2:01 pm | 1.00 | 1 N Norwood Park - Chic | Cook | (LOT) |
| 2:02 pm | 1.75 | 2 SE Niles | Cook | GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED IN FAR NORTHWEST CHICAGO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 2:02 pm | 1.50 | Edison Park - Chicago | Cook | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (LOT) |
| 2:03 pm | 1.25 | 1 NE North Park - Chica | Cook | MOST HAILSTONES WERE CLOSER TO NICKEL SIZE... BUT LARGEST HAILSTONES WERE ROUGHLY 1.25 INCHES IN DIAMETER. (LOT) |
| 2:04 pm | 1.50 | Jefferson Park - Chicag | Cook | 5600 BLOCK OF WEST BRYN MAWR AVE. (LOT) |
| 2:05 pm | 1.00 | 1 SSW Evanston | Cook | QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR OAKTON AND DODGE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 2:06 pm | 1.00 | 1 NNE West Ridge - Chic | Cook | QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN WEST RIDGE AREA OF CHICAGO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 2:07 pm | 1.25 | Rogers Park - Chicago | Cook | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN ROGERS PARK COMMUNITY AREA OF CHICAGO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (LOT) |
| 2:07 pm | 1.00 | Skokie | Cook | CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM SKOKIE. RELAYED VIA TWITTER. (LOT) |
| 2:08 pm | 1.50 | 1 SSW Evanston | Cook | HAIL DENTED ROOFS AND CARS. (LOT) |
| 2:09 pm | 1.75 | Park Ridge | Cook | CUMBERLAND AND TOUHY. (LOT) |
| 2:10 pm | 1.75 | Harwood Heights | Cook | (LOT) |
| 2:10 pm | 1.00 | 1 E Evanston | Cook | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (LOT) |
| 2:10 pm | 1.00 | 2 SW Glenview | Cook | (LOT) |
| 2:12 pm | 1.50 | 1 W Arlington Heights | Cook | (LOT) |
| 2:14 pm | 1.50 | 1 SE Northfield | Cook | MOST HAILSTONES WERE ROUGHLY PENNY SIZE... THOUGH THE LARGEST WERE MEASURED TO BE ABOUT 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. (LOT) |
| 2:18 pm | 1.50 | 1 E Palatine | Cook | ALMOST GOLF BALL SIZE. NEAR PALATINE AND ROHLWING ROADS. HAIL ENDED. (LOT) |
| 2:18 pm | 1.75 | 1 ENE Palatine | Cook | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF HAIL QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE IN PALATINE. RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 2:19 pm | 1.00 | 1 NW Glencoe | Cook | (LOT) |
| 2:22 pm | 1.00 | 1 ESE Wheeling | Cook | (LOT) |
| 2:29 pm | 1.50 | 1 SSE Riverwoods | Lake | RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 2:30 pm | 1.50 | Deerfield | Lake | (LOT) |
| 2:31 pm | 1.00 | Skokie | Cook | VIA TWITTER. (LOT) |
| 2:31 pm | 1.00 | Lincolnshire | Lake | (LOT) |
| 2:32 pm | 1.75 | Bannockburn | Lake | HAIL DENTED CARS AND BROKE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. (LOT) |
| 2:33 pm | 1.00 | Highland Park | Lake | (LOT) |
| 2:39 pm | 1.50 | 1 NNW Deerfield | Lake | RELAYED VIA MPING. (LOT) |
| 2:39 pm | 1.50 | Highwood | Lake | (LOT) |
| 2:40 pm | 1.75 | Highland Park | Lake | (LOT) |
| 2:58 pm | 1.25 | Portage Park - Chicago | Cook | (LOT) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
24 signatures from 6 radars fell inside the metro's counties on this local date, counting every cell the algorithm rated from a 10% to a 100% chance of hail; 1 were rated 100% and 0 had a maximum expected size of 2 inches or more.
| Radar | Signatures | Rated 100% | 1 in or more | 2 in or more | Largest expected | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORD | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 in | 5:17 am | 10:01 pm |
| KMDW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 in | 5:41 am | 10:02 pm |
| KLOT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 in | 9:55 pm | 10:01 pm |
| KGRR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 in | 9:57 pm | 10:03 pm |
| KIWX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 in | 10:00 pm | 10:04 pm |
| KMKX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 in | 9:59 pm | 9:59 pm |
Each radar that scans a storm writes its own signature about every 4 to 6 minutes, so one storm produces many rows and overlapping radars count it more than once. The raw rows for this day are in NOAA's Severe Weather Data Inventory.
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