Hail and tornadoes in Kendall County, IL
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Kendall County, IL on 35 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Jul 27, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 8 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 76 hail reports in Kendall County, IL on 35 days, 9 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.75 in, near Minooka, on Wed, Jun 10, 2015.
By decade: 2000s: 21 · 2010s: 20 · 2020s: 35
Tornadoes since 1950
22 tornadoes have touched Kendall County, IL since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF1 · 8 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Lisbon
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF1 · 10.9 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Bristol
- Fri, Jul 28, 2023 · EF1 · 1.59 mi long, 225 yd wide · near Minooka
- Mon, Aug 10, 2020 · EF1 · 10.47 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Yorkville
- Mon, Jun 30, 2014 · EF1 · 1.15 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Newark Airport
Most recent
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025 · EF0 · 3.64 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Yorkville
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF0 · 2.4 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Joliet
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF1 · 8 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Lisbon
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF1 · 10.9 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Bristol
- Fri, Jul 28, 2023 · EF1 · 1.59 mi long, 225 yd wide · near Minooka
- Fri, Jul 28, 2023 · EF0 · 1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Lisbon
- Fri, Jul 28, 2023 · EF0 · 4.89 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Newark
- Fri, Jul 28, 2023 · EF0 · 0.33 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Sandwich
- Wed, Jul 12, 2023 · EF0 · 4.14 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Oswego
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF0 · 2.02 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Joliet
By decade: 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 16
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (4 W Shorewood, IL)
- 1.75 in (4 SW Plainfield, IL)
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NNE Yorkville, IL)
- 1 in (Boulder Hill, IL)
- 1.25 in (3 SE Sugar Grove, IL)
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 SSE Yorkville, IL)
- 1.25 in (5 SW Plainfield, IL)
- 1 in (Millbrook, IL)
- 1 in (1 N Plano, IL)
- Sat, Sep 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 24, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 5, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Plano, IL)
- Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 S LISBON, IL)
- Wed, Apr 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 S YORKVILLE, IL)
- 1.75 in (4 WNW SHOREWOOD, IL)
- Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 3 in (2 NNW OSWEGO, IL)
- 1.25 in (1 E SANDWICH, IL)
- Sun, Mar 26, 2023Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (4 NW SHOREWOOD, IL)
- 1 in (4 SW PLAINFIELD, IL)
- Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.