◆ HOMETOWN, IL HAIL HISTORY · COOK COUNTY
Hometown, IL hail history & hail map
Hometown, Illinois has had 9 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.50″ (Ping Pong Ball). Most recent: Jul 27, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
9Hail events in the past 5 years
1.50″Largest recorded hail · Ping Pong Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Hometown, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Hometown
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 5 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| May 16, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | 2 ground reports (max 0.75″) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | 2 ground reports (max 0.75″) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 4 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 0.70″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.70″) |
| May 7, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 12 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 3 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Hometown (41.730, -87.740) 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.