HailEvidence → Lockport Heights, IL → 2026-03-31

Did it hail in Lockport Heights, IL on March 31, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 9 hail reports within 10 miles of Lockport Heights, IL on March 31, 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.

9hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.75"largest hail · golf ball

Every recorded report near Lockport Heights on 2026-03-31

Distances are from the Lockport Heights city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 9.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
7.8 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	14:28 UTC	1 S Ingalls Park, Will	SPC · preliminary
8.2 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	14:34 UTC	New Lenox, Will	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	14:27 UTC	2 SSE Ingalls Park, Will	SPC · preliminary
8.8 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	14:35 UTC	1 S New Lenox, Will	SPC · preliminary
8.9 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	14:21 UTC	Rockdale, Will	SPC · preliminary
9.2 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	14:37 UTC	1 SE New Lenox, Will	SPC · preliminary
9.6 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	14:24 UTC	Preston Heights, Will	SPC · preliminary
9.8 mi	Hail	1.25" (half dollar)	14:29 UTC	3 SSE Ingalls Park, Will	SPC · preliminary
10 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	14:21 UTC	2 E Shorewood, Will	SPC · preliminary

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

8.2 mi, hail: “Multiple public reports of quarter to golf ball size hail in New Lenox. Time estimated from radar. (LOT)”

8.4 mi, hail: “(LOT)”

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

8.9 mi, hail: “Photo shared on social media showing several large hailstones at Moen Avenue and Midland Avenue in Rockdale. The largest hailstones were approximately golf ball size. T (LOT)”

Was your property hit on 2026-03-31?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

Verify your address — $29 Lockport Heights hail history

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