Hail in De Kalb County, Illinois

Hail April 14, 2026 · De Kalb County, Illinois

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Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms moved across most of far northern Illinois during the evening of April 14th producing large hail, wind damage. Flash flooding also occurred in parts of the Chicago metro area.

Began near Dekalb (41.9400, -88.7300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1331424. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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