HailEvidence → Homewood, IL → 2026-07-27

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

Yes — NWS storm reports document 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Homewood, IL on July 27, 2026, with hail up to 1.75" (golf ball 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.

7hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.75"largest hail · golf ball

30wind reports · max 68 mph

3tornado reports

Every recorded report near Homewood on 2026-07-27

Distances are from the Homewood city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 14 of 40.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.6 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:52 UTC	1 ENE Homewood, Cook	SPC · preliminary
0.9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:00 UTC	1 NNW Homewood, Cook	SPC · preliminary
1.2 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:00 UTC	Homewood, Cook	SPC · preliminary
1.4 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:00 UTC	1 SE Homewood, Cook	SPC · preliminary
1.5 mi	Tornado	UNK	17:47 UTC	1 ENE Hazel Crest, Cook	SPC · preliminary
1.5 mi	Tornado	UNK	17:59 UTC	1 ENE Hazel Crest, Cook	SPC · preliminary
1.6 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:51 UTC	Flossmoor, Cook	SPC · preliminary
2.1 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:50 UTC	1 S Markham, Cook	SPC · preliminary
2.1 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:51 UTC	1 NNE Hazel Crest, Cook	SPC · preliminary
2.1 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:52 UTC	2 ESE Flossmoor, Cook	SPC · preliminary
2.2 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:51 UTC	1 ESE Markham, Cook	SPC · preliminary
2.2 mi	Tornado	UNK	17:51 UTC	1 ESE Markham, Cook	SPC · preliminary
3.1 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:48 UTC	Country Club Hills, Cook	SPC · preliminary
3.8 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:55 UTC	1 NW Ford Heights, Cook	SPC · preliminary

0.6 mi, wind: “Photo shared to social media shows 12 inch diameter branches broken just south of Izaak Walton Preserve. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

0.9 mi, wind: “Extensive tree damage in Governors Park neighborhood with hundreds of large branches down. Multiple mature trees were uprooted and fell onto the ground or adjacent stru (LOT)”

1.2 mi, wind: “8-10 inch limbs down. (LOT)”

1.4 mi, wind: “Extensive tree damage along Center Avenue and Center Court and surrounding areas... with many uprooted or snapped trees. (LOT)”

1.5 mi, tornado: “Updates prior report. An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 110 mph... peak width of 200 yards... and path length of 11.4 miles impacted Coun (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