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Illinois storm reports for August 27, 2024

NOAA recorded 10 hail reports and 27 wind reports in Illinois on August 27, 2024.

in Illinois
37
Storm reports
About 31 miles from Rockford, IL
2.5 in
Largest hail
About 39 miles from Chicago, IL
81 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
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 August 27, 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

Hail10, most at 6 PM

Wind27, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
5:13 PM1.75 inAbout 24 miles from Rockford, IL
5:20 PM1.0 inAbout 30 miles from Rockford, IL
5:29 PM2.5 inAbout 31 miles from Rockford, IL
5:29 PM1.75 inAbout 31 miles from Rockford, IL
6:09 PM1.0 inAbout 40 miles from Rockford, IL
6:24 PM1.0 inAbout 30 miles from Chicago, IL
6:25 PM1.0 inAbout 31 miles from Chicago, IL
6:30 PM1.25 inAbout 33 miles from Chicago, IL
6:42 PM1.0 inAbout 34 miles from Chicago, IL
7:38 PM1.0 inAbout 19 miles from Chicago, IL

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Chicago, ILNone62 mph0

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