HailEvidence → Skokie, IL → 2026-07-27

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

Yes — NWS storm reports document 1 hail report within 10 miles of Skokie, 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

9wind reports · max 63 mph

Every recorded report near Skokie on 2026-07-27

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

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
2.1 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:38 UTC	Evanston, Cook	SPC · preliminary
2.4 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	18:37 UTC	1 NW West Ridge - Chica, Cook	SPC · preliminary
3.1 mi	Wind	speed n/a	21:22 UTC	1 ESE Evanston, Cook	SPC · preliminary
3.7 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:39 UTC	1 ENE Evanston, Cook	SPC · preliminary
4 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:45 UTC	Rogers Park - Chicago, Cook	SPC · preliminary
4 mi	Wind	59 mph	17:49 UTC	North Park - Chicago, Cook	SPC · preliminary
5.2 mi	Wind	speed n/a	17:50 UTC	Lincoln Square - Chicag, Cook	SPC · preliminary
5.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	18:42 UTC	1 W Irving Park - Chica, Cook	SPC · preliminary
7.5 mi	Wind	63 mph	21:39 UTC	Lakeview - Chicago, Cook	SPC · preliminary
7.8 mi	Wind	62 mph	17:59 UTC	Lakeview - Chicago, Cook	SPC · preliminary

2.1 mi, wind: “Evanston PD reports damage to power poles near Greenwood Street and Dodge Avenue in Evanston. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

2.4 mi, hail: “A brief period of 1-inch diameter hail near Kedzie and Touhy. Time estimated from radar. (LOT)”

3.1 mi, wind: “Photo on social media showed a tree 2 to 3 feet in diameter snapped 20 feet above the ground. Numerous other large tree limbs blown down. (LOT)”

3.7 mi, wind: “Photos shared to social media show multiple branches downed in Evanston. Also multiple boats flipped along the Lake Michigan shore. Time estimated by radar. (LOT)”

4 mi, wind: “Public report of tree damage in Rogers Park community area of Chicago. 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