◆ ALPINE, IL HAIL HISTORY · COOK COUNTY
Alpine, IL hail history & hail map
Alpine, Illinois has had 13 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 3.25″ (Baseball). Most recent: Aug 9, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
13Hail events in the past 5 years
3.25″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
2.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
3.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Alpine, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Alpine
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 3.25″ Baseball | Radar 3.25″ |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
| May 16, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 2 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| May 7, 2024 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.50″ · 8 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.50″ Small | 3 ground reports (max 0.50″) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 1, 2022 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Alpine (41.612, -87.901) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.