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Hail history im Crest Hill, IL

Last hail im 10 milesJul 27, 20261.50 in (ping pong ball)
Hail days, last 12 months6
Largest hail im 20063.00 in (tea cup)Jul 27, 2026
Hail days im 200669
Days im hail 1 inch imwin46
Tornadoes im 10 miles22
Wind dmg wutuk im 10 miles289

Hail wutuk im 10 miles im Crest Hill im 69 days im 2006. Stones imwin im 3.00 in (tea cup) im Jul 27, 2026. Hail ej common im June im May.

Recent hail im Crest Hill

DateHail sizeWhereSource
Jul 27, 20263.00 in
tea cup		Shorewood, Plainfield, Lemont
8 hail reports · closest 5 mi im Crest Hill		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 3, 20261.00 in
25-cent coin		Rockdale, Joliet
2 hail reports · closest 3 mi im Crest Hill		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Mar 31, 20261.75 in
golf ball		Rockdale, Ingalls Park, New Lenox
9 hail reports · closest 4 mi im Crest Hill		NOAA Storm Events
Mar 30, 20261.25 in
50-cent coin		Bolingbrook Clow Airport, Romeoville
2 hail reports · closest 7 mi im Crest Hill		NOAA Storm Events
Mar 26, 20261.00 in
25-cent coin		Bolingbrook Clow Airport, Lockport
2 hail reports · closest 5 mi im Crest Hill		NOAA Storm Events
Mar 10, 20263.00 in
tea cup		Bolingbrook, Bolingbrook Clow Airport, Plainfield
4 hail reports · closest 8 mi im Crest Hill		NOAA Storm Events
Sep 13, 20251.00 in
25-cent coin		Preston Heights
1 hail report · closest 7 mi im Crest Hill		NOAA Storm Events
Mar 19, 20251.00 in
25-cent coin		Romeoville
1 hail report · closest 7 mi im Crest Hill		NOAA Storm Events

One row im day: largest hail wutuk im day im 10 miles, places im number im wutuk.

Hail days near Crest Hill by year

80640720810941051141261311421511661711851922021122323524225626

When hail season peaks near Crest Hill

Of the 69 hail days since 2006, most fell in June (15) and May (12).

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Largest hail storms near Crest Hill

Mar 10, 2026 · 3.00 in (tea cup) · Bolingbrook (8 mi from Crest Hill)

National Weather Service description (English): A handful of hail reports from along IL-53 in Bolingbrook ranged in size from 1 to 3 inches.

Jul 27, 2026 · 3.00 in (tea cup) · Shorewood (7 mi from Crest Hill)

Jun 10, 2015 · 2.00 in (hen egg) · Lockport (4 mi from Crest Hill)

Oct 2, 2006 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Walker (7 mi from Crest Hill)

National Weather Service description (English): Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported across much of Plainfield. Quarter size hail fell for 10 minutes at the Intersection of Route 30 at 127th Street.

Oct 18, 2007 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Joliet (3 mi from Crest Hill)

National Weather Service description (English): Golfball size hail was reported on the east side of Joliet.

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Crest Hill

DateRatingWherePath
Aug 11, 2026EF?New Lenox
7 mi from Crest Hill
Aug 11, 2026EF?Homer Glen
10 mi from Crest Hill
Jul 27, 2026EF?Romeoville
5 mi from Crest Hill
Mar 19, 2025EF0Preston Heights
5 mi from Crest Hill		0.2 mi long, 90 yd wide
Mar 19, 2025EF0New Lenox
9 mi from Crest Hill		1.5 mi long, 60 yd wide
Jul 15, 2024EF1Minooka
9 mi from Crest Hill		11.5 mi long, 250 yd wide
Jul 15, 2024EF0Shorewood
8 mi from Crest Hill		14.6 mi long, 300 yd wide
Jul 28, 2023EF1Minooka
9 mi from Crest Hill		6.0 mi long, 225 yd wide
Mar 31, 2023EF0Shorewood
8 mi from Crest Hill		2.7 mi long, 250 yd wide
Mar 31, 2023EF0Tamarack
9 mi from Crest Hill		1.6 mi long, 125 yd wide
Feb 27, 2023EF0Joliet
9 mi from Crest Hill		0.8 mi long, 100 yd wide
Feb 27, 2023EF0Shorewood
8 mi from Crest Hill		1.4 mi long, 100 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Crest Hill

289 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Crest Hill since 2006, on 100 days. The strongest measured gust was 96 mph on Aug 11, 2026.

DateStrongest gustWhereSource
Aug 12, 202664 mph, imwinShorewood
1 wutuk wind		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Aug 11, 202696 mph, imwinShorewood, Plainfield, NWS Chicago-Romeoville
19 wutuk wind		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Aug 9, 2026dmg ekkarLemont
1 wutuk wind		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 27, 202660 mph, imwinHomer Glen, NWS Chicago-Romeoville
4 wutuk wind		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 4, 202668 mph, imwinShorewood, Preston Heights, Plainfield
3 wutuk wind		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 3, 202660 mph, ekkarRockdale, Plainfield, Romeoville
5 wutuk wind		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 11, 202663 mph, ekkarRomeoville
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Jun 10, 202675 mph, ekkarIdylside, Crest Hill, Plainfield
22 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Apr 2, 202660 mph, ekkarChicagoland Speedway, Lewis University Airport
2 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Mar 15, 202663 mph, ekkarHomer Glen
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events

Wind imwin thunderstorm ej 58 mph anikaj, im wind ej kajjitok dmg. Imwin wind ej imwin eokta weather stations; ekkar ej imwin eokta spotters im dmg surveys.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Crest Hill.

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