Chicago, IL hail history

Hail thlang 10 mile a hlaaJul 27, 20261.50 in (ping pong ball)

Hail khathu, 12 month thlang3

Hail khawm 2006 thlang2.75 in (baseball)Jun 30, 2011

Hail khathu 2006 thlang43

Khathu ah hail 1 inch ahih kha a khawm36

Tornadoes 10 mile a hlaa9

10 mile a hlaa thlang a thlen khawm474

Hail hi Chicago 10 mile a hlaa 43 khathu ah 2006 thlang a thlang. Stone khawm 2.75 in (baseball) hi Jun 30, 2011 ah a khawm. Hail hi June leh May ah a khawm khawm.

Chicago ranks #106 for hail days among the 311 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more people. Ranking hmu →

Hail thlang Chicago a hlaa

Date	Size hail	Where	Source
Jul 27, 2026	1.50 in ping pong ball	Greater Grand Cross, Northerly Island 2 hail reports · Chicago a hlaa 2 mile	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Mar 30, 2026	2.00 in khawm khawm	Berwyn, Stickney, Elsdon 4 hail reports · Chicago a hlaa 5 mile	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 10, 2026	1.50 in ping pong ball	Forest Park, Northerly Island, Garfield Park 4 hail reports · Chicago a hlaa 2 mile	NOAA Storm Events
May 15, 2025	1.00 in coin 25-cent	Ravenswood 1 hail report · Chicago a hlaa 8 mile	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 19, 2025	1.00 in coin 25-cent	Hometown 1 hail report · Chicago a hlaa 10 mile	NOAA Storm Events

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Chicago ngai a hail thil thleng a hniam tlang

Chicago ngai a hail season a thleng

2006 thleng a hniam tlang a 43 hail thleng a, a hla a June (13) in May (9) a thleng.

Chicago ngai a hail storm a hla

Jun 30, 2011 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Brighton Park (3 mi from Chicago)

National Weather Service description (English): Hail as large as baseballs was reported near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue. Hundreds of vehicles were damaged including at least 130 police cars that suffered broken windshields and smashed rooftop lights.

Mar 30, 2026 · 2.00 in (khawm khawm) · Berwyn (7 mi from Chicago)

May 3, 2012 · 1.75 in (kuk golf) · Dunning (9 mi from Chicago)

National Weather Service description (English): Numerous large hail reports were received from the near-north side of Chicago. The largest report was of golfball size hail near the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street. Quarter to ping-pong ball size hail was reported near Harwood Heights, Portage Park, Old Irving Park, and just east of North Park.

May 17, 2019 · 1.50 in (ping pong ball) · Avondale (8 mi from Chicago)

Jun 1, 2019 · 1.50 in (ping pong ball) · Berwyn (5 mi from Chicago)

Chicago a hla 10 mile a tornado

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	Ashburn 7 mi from Chicago	3.2 mi long, 150 yd wide
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	East Garfield Park 3 mi from Chicago	3.1 mi long, 400 yd wide
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	Ukrainian Village 4 mi from Chicago	1.4 mi long, 150 yd wide
Jul 14, 2024	EF0	Chicago Midway Airport 6 mi from Chicago	8.0 mi long, 300 yd wide
Jul 14, 2024	EF0	Englewood 6 mi from Chicago	3.6 mi long, 200 yd wide
Sep 3, 2018	EF0	Berwyn 5 mi from Chicago	1.7 mi long, 75 yd wide
Aug 9, 2016	EF0	Cicero 4 mi from Chicago	0.0 mi long, 10 yd wide
May 26, 2015	EF0	Mc Cook 9 mi from Chicago	0.4 mi long, 50 yd wide
Sep 22, 2006	F0	Chicago 1 mi from Chicago	0.3 mi long, 50 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Chicago

474 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Chicago since 2006, on 121 days. The strongest measured gust was 85 mph on Aug 10, 2020.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Aug 11, 2026	60 mph, a hrih	Navy Pier, Auburn-Gresham, Washington Hts - C thlang 11 a thlang	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Aug 9, 2026	thlang a thlen	Edgewater - Chica, Humboldt Park - C thlang 2 a thlang	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 27, 2026	74 mph, a hrih	Midway Airport, Lakeview - Chicago, North Park - Chicago thlang 16 a thlang	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 3, 2026	72 mph, a hrih	Midway Airport, Chicago Loop, Navy Pier thlang 11 a thlang	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 24, 2026	69 mph, a thlang	Evergreen Park, Washington Heights, Uptown thlang 3 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 11, 2026	81 mph, a thlang	Scottsdale, Beverly View, Beverly thlang 32 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 10, 2026	81 mph, a thlang	Stickney, Lakeview, Burbank thlang 34 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
May 18, 2026	79 mph, a hrih	Chicago Midway Airport, Elsdon, Roseland thlang 9 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 17, 2026	62 mph, a hrih	Northerly Island thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 14, 2026	63 mph, a hrih	Albany Park thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) kiah National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances a Chicago center a measure.

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