HailEvidence → Winthrop Harbor, IL → 2026-07-27

Did it hail in Winthrop Harbor, IL on July 27, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Winthrop Harbor, IL on July 27, 2026, with hail up to 1.25" (half dollar 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.

3hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.25"largest hail · half dollar

7wind reports · max 82 mph

Every recorded report near Winthrop Harbor on 2026-07-27

Distances are from the Winthrop Harbor city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 10.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
2.9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	20:39 UTC	1 WSW Zion, Lake	SPC · preliminary
4.7 mi	Wind	82 mph	20:43 UTC	1 SW Beach Park, Lake	SPC · preliminary
4.7 mi	Wind	speed n/a	20:47 UTC	Waukegan Airport, Lake	SPC · preliminary
6.2 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	17:39 UTC	2 SW Kenosha, Kenosha	SPC · preliminary
6.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	20:48 UTC	2 N Waukegan, Lake	SPC · preliminary
6.9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	20:15 UTC	Kenosha, Kenosha	SPC · preliminary
7 mi	Wind	speed n/a	20:30 UTC	2 W Kenosha, Kenosha	SPC · preliminary
8.3 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	17:36 UTC	1 NW Kenosha, Kenosha	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Wind	speed n/a	20:47 UTC	Waukegan, Lake	SPC · preliminary
9.2 mi	Hail	1.25" (half dollar)	17:29 UTC	4 NE Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha	SPC · preliminary

2.9 mi, wind: “A downed power line caught the back of a house on fire on Gilboa Avenue. (LOT)”

4.7 mi, wind: “The KUGN ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 82 mph at 3:43pm out of the northeast. Extensive damage was noted around Waukegan including snapped and uprooted trees. (LOT)”

4.7 mi, wind: “Hangers reported damaged at Waukegan Airport with no power to most of the airport. (LOT)”

6.2 mi, hail: “Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.) Time confirmed from radar. (MKX)”

6.3 mi, wind: “A roof was blown off an apartment building on North Butrick Street. (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