HailEvidence → Preston Heights, IL → 2026-07-27

Did it hail in Preston Heights, IL on July 27, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Preston Heights, IL on July 27, 2026, with hail up to 3.00" (tea cup 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.

5hail reports ≤ 10 mi

3.00"largest hail · tea cup

2wind reports

1tornado reports

Every recorded report near Preston Heights on 2026-07-27

Distances are from the Preston Heights city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 8.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
6.2 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	20:45 UTC	1 S Shorewood, Will	SPC · preliminary
6.8 mi	Hail	1.25" (half dollar)	20:35 UTC	2 SW Crystal Lawns, Will	SPC · preliminary
7.7 mi	Hail	2.25" (hen egg)	20:35 UTC	2 N Shorewood, Will	SPC · preliminary
7.8 mi	Hail	3.00" (tea cup)	20:41 UTC	2 WSW Shorewood, Will	SPC · preliminary
7.9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:33 UTC	NWS Chicago-Romeoville, Will	SPC · preliminary
9.1 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	20:46 UTC	1 SE Minooka, Will	SPC · preliminary
9.3 mi	Tornado	UNK	17:28 UTC	1 SSE Romeoville, Will	SPC · preliminary
9.7 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:42 UTC	1 W Mokena, Will	SPC · preliminary

6.2 mi, hail: “(LOT)”

6.8 mi, hail: “Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

7.7 mi, hail: “Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

7.8 mi, hail: “Photo shows hail stone at least 3 inches in diameter that fell near Four Seasons Park in Shorewood. Hail stone was collected and frozen 2 minutes after it fell. Multipl (LOT)”

7.9 mi, wind: “Fence damaged at baseball field at Lewis University. 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