HailEvidence → Manhattan, IL → 2026-07-27

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

Yes — NWS storm reports document 1 hail report within 10 miles of Manhattan, IL on July 27, 2026, with hail up to 1.00" (quarter 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.

1hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.00"largest hail · quarter

6wind reports

Every recorded report near Manhattan on 2026-07-27

Distances are from the Manhattan city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 7.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
7.1 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	18:04 UTC	2 W Frankfort, Will	SPC · preliminary
7.9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:45 UTC	1 S Frankfort, Will	SPC · preliminary
8.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:49 UTC	Frankfort, Will	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:00 UTC	1 SSE Frankfort, Will	SPC · preliminary
8.7 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:42 UTC	1 W Mokena, Will	SPC · preliminary
8.9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:44 UTC	1 WSW Mokena, Will	SPC · preliminary
9.9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:42 UTC	2 NW Mokena, Will	SPC · preliminary

7.1 mi, hail: “Public report of quarter size hail on the west side of Frankfort. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

7.9 mi, wind: “Speedway gas station canopy partially collapsed. (LOT)”

8.3 mi, wind: “Wall damaged at Frankfort Public Works building near Sangmeister Road and Center Road. Relayed via amateur radio. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

8.4 mi, wind: “An industrial building collapsed and a semi truck rolled over. Radar depicted an enhanced wind surge with wind speeds nearly 80 kt a few hundred feet over the ground at (LOT)”

8.7 mi, wind: “5 inch diameter branch snapped and nicked to quarter sized hail. 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