◆ NEW LENOX, IL HAIL HISTORY · WILL COUNTY
New Lenox, IL hail history & hail map
New Lenox, Illinois has had 11 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.75″ (Golf 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
11Hail events in the past 5 years
1.75″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
1.75″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over New Lenox, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in New Lenox
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 0.75″ · 7 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 4 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| May 7, 2024 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Aug 29, 2022 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over New Lenox (41.510, -87.989) 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.