Illinois storm reports for May 2, 2024

Name: NOAA storm reports, Illinois, May 2, 2024
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 16 hail reports and 15 wind reports in Illinois on May 2, 2024.

in Illinois; 31
Storm reports: About 50 miles from Peoria, IL; 1.75 in
Largest hail: Near 39.91, -91.39, IL; 75 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 2, 2024 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail16, most at 4 PM

Wind15, most at 5 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
1:55 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Chicago, IL
2:05 PM	1.0 in	About 4 miles from Peoria, IL
2:45 PM	1.0 in	About 21 miles from Peoria, IL
3:43 PM	1.25 in	Near 39.88, -91.40, IL
3:44 PM	1.25 in	About 51 miles from Peoria, IL
3:56 PM	0.75 in	About 55 miles from Peoria, IL
3:57 PM	1.0 in	About 48 miles from Peoria, IL
4:29 PM	0.88 in	About 34 miles from Peoria, IL
4:32 PM	0.88 in	About 32 miles from Peoria, IL
4:44 PM	1.0 in	About 28 miles from Peoria, IL
4:45 PM	1.25 in	About 53 miles from Peoria, IL
4:52 PM	1.5 in	About 51 miles from Peoria, IL

Show all 16 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:55 PM	1.75 in	About 50 miles from Peoria, IL
5:05 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Peoria, IL
5:12 PM	1.75 in	About 46 miles from Peoria, IL
10:07 PM	1.0 in	About 9 miles from Chicago, IL

Time	Gust	Where
2:56 PM	63 mph	About 6 miles from Chicago, IL
2:58 PM	63 mph	About 6 miles from Chicago, IL
2:59 PM	59 mph	About 6 miles from Chicago, IL
3:44 PM	75 mph	Near 39.91, -91.39, IL
4:40 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Chicago, IL
4:40 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Chicago, IL
5:00 PM	70 mph	Near 40.23, -90.62, IL
5:00 PM	60 mph	Near 40.23, -90.61, IL
5:00 PM	60 mph	Near 40.14, -90.74, IL
5:05 PM	70 mph	Near 40.23, -90.59, IL
5:10 PM	70 mph	About 40 miles from Peoria, IL
5:18 PM	60 mph	Near 40.32, -90.61, IL
5:25 PM	70 mph	About 50 miles from Peoria, IL
5:45 PM	75 mph	About 51 miles from Peoria, IL
5:46 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Peoria, IL

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Chicago, IL	1.0 in	63 mph	0
Peoria, IL	1.0 in	None	0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.