◆ WEST RIDGE, IL HAIL HISTORY · COOK COUNTY
West Ridge, IL hail history & hail map
West Ridge, Illinois has had 10 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
10Hail events in the past 5 years
1.50″Largest recorded hail · Ping Pong Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
0.75″Largest radar-estimated hail

Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over West Ridge, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in West Ridge
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 0.25″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.25″) |
| May 15, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.25″) |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 0.75″ · 3 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.25″) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.50″) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 10 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over West Ridge (42.012, -87.709) 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.