Hail in Chicago on Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The Storm Prediction Center logged 52 hail reports in Chicago on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, between 4:58 pm and 10:29 pm CDT, in 5 of the metro's 7 counties. The largest was 4.80 inches at Darien (DuPage County) at 5:47 pm. NOAA radar flagged 1,388 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 313 rated a 100% chance of hail and 172 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 25 places in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Woodridge 9 reports, up to 3.25 in
- Bolingbrook 7 reports, up to 3.00 in
- Darien 7 reports, up to 4.80 in
- Plainfield 4 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Big Rock 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Forest Park 2 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Plano 2 reports, up to 1.00 in
- Westmont 2 reports, up to 4.00 in
- Aurora 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Berwyn 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Brookfield 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Chicago Loop 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Cicero 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Countryside 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Douglas - Chicago 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Downers Grove 1 report, up to 4.00 in
- Humboldt Park - Chicago 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- La Grange Park 1 report, up to 2.00 in
- Millbrook 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- North Riverside 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Oak Park 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Plattville 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Romeoville 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Stickney 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Yorkville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:58 pm | 1.00 | 1 W Plattville | Kendall | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT) |
| 5:07 pm | 1.25 | 5 SW Plainfield | Kendall | Relayed via amateur radio. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:11 pm | 1.00 | 2 NW Plainfield | Will | NWS employee reports 1 inch diameter hail on the west side of Plainfield. (LOT) |
| 5:13 pm | 1.25 | 2 N Plainfield | Will | Half dollar size hail near 135th and IL-59. Relayed via amateur radio. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:20 pm | 1.50 | 2 NW Plainfield | Will | Multiple reports of ping pong size hail in west and northwest Plainfield. (LOT) |
| 5:24 pm | 1.50 | 3 NW Romeoville | Will | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 5:31 pm | 1.75 | 4 W Bolingbrook | Will | Public report of golf ball size hail in western Bolingbrook. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:32 pm | 3.00 | Bolingbrook | Will | Photo shared of hail measuring just over 3 inches in diameter in Bolingbrook. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:33 pm | 1.00 | 1 SSE Bolingbrook | Will | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 SSE Bolingbrook. Quarter size hail reported near I-55 and IL-53. Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 5:33 pm | 2.50 | 3 WSW Bolingbrook | Will | Hail up to tennis ball size in western Bolingbrook. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:34 pm | 1.50 | 2 W Bolingbrook | Will | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 5:35 pm | 3.00 | 2 S Woodridge | DuPage | delayed report. (LOT) |
| 5:36 pm | 1.75 | 1 NNE Bolingbrook | Will | Trained spotter reports golfball size hail in Bolingbrook. (LOT) |
| 5:36 pm | 2.50 | 2 NE Bolingbrook | Will | (LOT) |
| 5:37 pm | 3.00 | 1 SW Woodridge | DuPage | 3 inch diameter hail in southern Woodridge. Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:38 pm | 1.50 | 2 S Woodridge | DuPage | Report from mPING. (LOT) |
| 5:40 pm | 2.75 | 1 E Woodridge | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 5:42 pm | 1.25 | 2 W Darien | DuPage | Trained spotter reports quarter to half dollar size hail near 75th and Main Street in Downers Grove. (LOT) |
| 5:42 pm | 3.25 | 2 ENE Woodridge | DuPage | (LOT) |
| 5:44 pm | 2.50 | 1 W Darien | DuPage | Damage reported to cars and roofs. (LOT) |
| 5:44 pm | 1.75 | 1 SE Woodridge | DuPage | Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:44 pm | 1.00 | Woodridge | DuPage | Photo shared on social media showed hail approximately 1 inch in diameter. (LOT) |
| 5:46 pm | 1.00 | 1 S Darien | DuPage | Trained spotter reports quarter size hail at I-55 and Cass Avenue in Darien. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:46 pm | 3.75 | 1 NW Darien | DuPage | Photo shared to social media shows 3.75 inch hail on Washington Street in Darien. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:47 pm | 1.75 | 1 SW Darien | DuPage | Trained spotter reports golfball size hail in Darien. (LOT) |
| 5:47 pm | 4.80 | Darien | DuPage | Photo shared to office email account of hailstone measuring 4.8 inches in diameter near the intersection of 75th Street and Cass Ave in Darien. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 5:50 pm | 2.50 | 1 E Woodridge | DuPage | Public report of tennis ball size hail in southwest Downers Grove. (LOT) |
| 5:51 pm | 4.00 | 1 S Downers Grove | DuPage | Photo shows multiple large hail stones retrieved from near 63rd Street and Main Street in Downers Grove. Largest hail stone broke into 3 pieces during measurement... wi (LOT) |
| 5:51 pm | 2.75 | 2 NW Darien | DuPage | Multiple reports of baseball size hail in southeast Downers Grove. (LOT) |
| 5:53 pm | 2.75 | 1 S Westmont | DuPage | Public report of baseball size hail in south Westmont. (LOT) |
| 5:53 pm | 4.00 | 1 S Westmont | DuPage | Photo shared on social media showing largest hailstones approximately 4 inches in diameter in Westmont. (LOT) |
| 5:55 pm | 3.00 | 1 ESE Woodridge | DuPage | Photo shared of hail measuring 3 inches in diameter near intersection of 75th Street and Interstate 355. (LOT) |
| 6:00 pm | 1.50 | Brookfield | Cook | Trained spotter reports walnut size hail in Brookfield. Hail occurred over 10 minute period from 5:54 PM to 6:05 PM. (LOT) |
| 6:04 pm | 1.25 | Stickney | Cook | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 6:06 pm | 2.00 | La Grange Park | Cook | Largest hailstones estimated to be between 1.5 and 2 inches in diameter. (LOT) |
| 6:07 pm | 1.00 | 1 E North Riverside | Cook | Quarter size hail reported in North Riverside. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 6:08 pm | 1.00 | 1 NE Countryside | Cook | (LOT) |
| 6:10 pm | 1.50 | Berwyn | Cook | (LOT) |
| 6:11 pm | 1.25 | Cicero | Cook | Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 6:13 pm | 1.50 | 1 E Forest Park | Cook | (LOT) |
| 6:14 pm | 1.00 | 1 S Oak Park | Cook | Report from mPING. (LOT) |
| 6:16 pm | 1.00 | Forest Park | Cook | Relayed via mping. (LOT) |
| 6:17 pm | 1.25 | 1 N Douglas - Chicago | Cook | NWS employee reports hail up to half dollar size in south loop community area of Chicago. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 6:20 pm | 1.00 | 1 W Chicago Loop | Cook | Report from mPING. (LOT) |
| 6:20 pm | 1.00 | Humboldt Park - Chicago | Cook | Public report of hail up to quarter size near Humboldt Park in Chicago. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 7:19 pm | 1.00 | 1 N Plano | Kendall | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT) |
| 7:25 pm | 1.00 | 3 SE Big Rock | Kane | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT) |
| 7:33 pm | 1.25 | 3 SE Big Rock | Kane | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (LOT) |
| 7:35 pm | 1.00 | 3 W Aurora | Kane | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LOT) |
| 7:37 pm | 1.00 | Millbrook | Kendall | Delayed report of 1 inch hail in Millbrook. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 7:43 pm | 1.00 | Plano | Kendall | Trained spotter reports quarter size hail near Ben Street and Charles Street. Time estimated by radar. (LOT) |
| 10:29 pm | 1.00 | 2 SSE Yorkville | Kendall | Hail up to quarter size on the south side of Yorkville. (LOT) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
1,388 signatures from 11 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; 313 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMDW | 385 | 81 | 49 | 0 | 1.50 in | 7:15 pm | 11:57 pm |
| KORD | 336 | 39 | 43 | 0 | 1.50 in | 7:12 pm | 11:57 pm |
| KMKX | 157 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 1.50 in | 7:02 pm | 11:56 pm |
| KILX | 146 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 1.50 in | 7:14 pm | 11:52 pm |
| KLOT | 127 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 1.50 in | 7:01 pm | 11:58 pm |
| KDVN | 95 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 1.50 in | 7:07 pm | 11:54 pm |
| KIWX | 88 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 in | 7:36 pm | 11:58 pm |
| KGRR | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 in | 8:28 pm | 11:57 pm |
| KMKE | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 in | 7:00 pm | 11:57 pm |
| KIND | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 in | 9:42 pm | 11:34 pm |
| KGRB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 in | 7:35 pm | 7:35 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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