HailEvidence → Crete, IL → 2026-07-27

Did it hail in Crete, IL on July 27, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 1 hail report within 10 miles of Crete, IL on July 27, 2026, with hail up to 1.00" (quarter size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

1hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.00"largest hail · quarter

24wind reports

2tornado reports

Every recorded report near Crete on 2026-07-27

Distances are from the Crete city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 14 of 27.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:06 UTC	Crete, Will	SPC · preliminary
0.7 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:05 UTC	Crete, Will	SPC · preliminary
2.2 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:03 UTC	Steger, Will	SPC · preliminary
4 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	18:03 UTC	Park Forest, Cook	SPC · preliminary
4.4 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:58 UTC	Sauk Village, Cook	SPC · preliminary
4.8 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:54 UTC	1 E Chicago Heights, Cook	SPC · preliminary
5 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:01 UTC	1 E Ford Heights, Cook	SPC · preliminary
5.1 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:57 UTC	Ford Heights, Cook	SPC · preliminary
5.5 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:55 UTC	1 NW Ford Heights, Cook	SPC · preliminary
6 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:04 UTC	2 W St. John, Lake	SPC · preliminary
6.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:52 UTC	2 ESE Flossmoor, Cook	SPC · preliminary
6.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:05 UTC	Beecher, Will	SPC · preliminary
6.4 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:02 UTC	1 SSW Dyer, Lake	SPC · preliminary
6.7 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:56 UTC	Monee, Will	SPC · preliminary

0.3 mi, wind: “Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Crete. Widespread straight line wind damage with snapped and uprooted trees. Entire town lost power. Mutual aid ongoing to cl (LOT)”

0.7 mi, wind: “Crete EMA reports tree or large tree branch downed onto structure at Willard Wood Center Park in Crete. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

2.2 mi, wind: “Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Steger. Widespread straight line wind tree damage corresponding with approximately 75 to 100 mph winds sampled by local radar (LOT)”

4 mi, hail: “Pea to Quarter sized hail. (LOT)”

4.4 mi, wind: “Multiple pictures shared to social media showing numerous tree branches downed in Sauk Village. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-07-28