HailEvidence → Essex, IL → 2026-03-10

Did it hail in Essex, IL on March 10, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 10 hail reports within 10 miles of Essex, IL on March 10, 2026, with hail up to 5.00" (grapefruit 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.

10hail reports ≤ 10 mi

5.00"largest hail · grapefruit

Every recorded report near Essex on 2026-03-10

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

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
5.6 mi	Hail	1.25" (half dollar)	22:38 UTC	1 NE Reddick, Kankakee	SPC · preliminary
7.3 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	22:45 UTC	Bonfield, Kankakee	SPC · preliminary
7.7 mi	Hail	2.75" (baseball)	22:34 UTC	1 S Reddick, Livingston	SPC · preliminary
7.8 mi	Hail	5.00" (grapefruit)	22:36 UTC	2 NNW Buckingham, Kankakee	SPC · preliminary
7.8 mi	Hail	3.50" (tea cup)	22:45 UTC	2 N Buckingham, Kankakee	SPC · preliminary
8.5 mi	Hail	2.75" (baseball)	22:37 UTC	1 NW Buckingham, Kankakee	SPC · preliminary
8.5 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	23:00 UTC	1 SE Bonfield, Kankakee	SPC · preliminary
8.6 mi	Hail	2.50" (tennis ball)	22:34 UTC	2 W Buckingham, Kankakee	SPC · preliminary
9.1 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	22:34 UTC	2 W Herscher, Kankakee	SPC · preliminary
9.8 mi	Hail	5.00" (grapefruit)	22:32 UTC	3 NE Campus, Livingston	SPC · preliminary

5.6 mi, hail: “Report from mPING. (LOT)”

7.3 mi, hail: “Multiple trained spotter reports of quarter size hail in Bonfield. (LOT)”

7.7 mi, hail: “Photo shows approximately baseball size hail near Riddick. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via social media. (LOT)”

7.8 mi, hail: “(LOT)”

7.8 mi, hail: “Relayed via mping. (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 2026-06-12