STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
Illinois hail reports, last 90 days.
88 preliminary hail reports on 8 days, 16 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Sep 15. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in Illinois before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | 22:21 UTC | 1.00" | Delavan | Tazewell |
| Sep 15 | 02:22 UTC | 1.50" | 3 WSW Alta | Peoria |
| Sep 15 | 02:15 UTC | 1.50" | 2 SW Alta | Peoria |
| Aug 21 | 23:49 UTC | 1.00" | 1 WNW Savanna | Carroll |
| Aug 21 | 23:05 UTC | 1.50" | 3 N Mendota | La Salle |
| Aug 21 | 20:55 UTC | 1.00" | 1 N Machesney Park | Winnebago |
| Aug 21 | 20:09 UTC | 1.00" | 3 E Sycamore | De Kalb |
| Aug 21 | 08:25 UTC | 2.00" | Aviston | Clinton |
| Aug 21 | 08:02 UTC | 1.50" | Grantfork | Madison |
| Aug 21 | 07:56 UTC | 1.75" | 3 SE Grantfork | Madison |
| Aug 21 | 07:55 UTC | 2.50" | Highland | Madison |
| Aug 21 | 07:53 UTC | 1.00" | Vernon | Marion |
| Aug 13 | 04:33 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NE Alta | Peoria |
| Aug 12 | 22:18 UTC | 1.00" | 2 ENE Ewing | Franklin |
| Aug 12 | 21:30 UTC | 1.00" | 1 SW Ellis Grove | Randolph |
| Aug 11 | 22:28 UTC | 1.00" | Martinsville | Clark |
| Aug 9 | 19:11 UTC | 1.00" | 2 W Naperville | DuPage |
| Aug 9 | 19:06 UTC | 1.00" | 3 W Naperville | DuPage |
| Aug 9 | 04:03 UTC | 1.00" | Vernon Hills | Lake |
| Jul 27 | 23:00 UTC | 2.50" | 1 SSE Milford | Iroquois |
| Jul 27 | 22:51 UTC | 1.25" | Milford | Iroquois |
| Jul 27 | 22:40 UTC | 2.75" | Woodland | Iroquois |
| Jul 27 | 22:35 UTC | 1.75" | Watseka | Iroquois |
| Jul 27 | 22:33 UTC | 2.50" | 3 W Woodland | Iroquois |
| Jul 27 | 22:33 UTC | 2.00" | 1 SSE Watseka | Iroquois |
| Jul 27 | 20:46 UTC | 2.00" | 1 SE Minooka | Will |
| Jul 27 | 20:46 UTC | 1.50" | 1 SW Minooka | Grundy |
| Jul 27 | 20:45 UTC | 1.50" | 1 S Shorewood | Will |
| Jul 27 | 20:41 UTC | 3.00" | 2 WSW Shorewood | Will |
| Jul 27 | 20:38 UTC | 1.25" | 4 W Shorewood | Kendall |
| Jul 27 | 20:35 UTC | 1.25" | 2 SW Crystal Lawns | Will |
| Jul 27 | 20:35 UTC | 2.25" | 2 N Shorewood | Will |
| Jul 27 | 20:32 UTC | 1.75" | 4 SW Plainfield | Will |
| Jul 27 | 19:22 UTC | 1.00" | 1 S Carbon Hill | Grundy |
| Jul 27 | 18:37 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NW West Ridge - Chica | Cook |
| Jul 27 | 18:17 UTC | 1.50" | 1 E Greater Grand Cross | Cook |
| Jul 27 | 18:04 UTC | 1.00" | 2 W Frankfort | Will |
| Jul 27 | 18:03 UTC | 1.00" | Park Forest | Cook |
| Jul 27 | 18:01 UTC | 1.00" | 1 W Midlothian | Cook |
| Jul 27 | 18:00 UTC | 1.25" | 1 W Northerly Island | Cook |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in Illinois.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductiblesecondary source
815 ILCS 513/18 — a contractor offering home repair or remodeling services may not advertise or promise to pay or rebate all or any part of an insurance deductible as an inducement to the sale. [SECONDARY] NICB 'State Roofing Contractor Laws Compendium' (undated; retrieved from lcc.mn.gov 2026-08-15). Citation not checked against the primary text this… Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingnot located
for Illinois. This pack does not assert where Illinois draws the line between documenting a roof and adjusting a claim. Public-adjuster licensing is issued by the insurance regulator, not the contractor board — put the question to the Illinois Department of Insurance in writing before you negotiate, interpret coverage, or advise the homeowner on what the… Full entry and sources →
Licence
State licence Full entry and sources →
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