Hail Swath Map Preview
The Rockford, IL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 29, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.25". There are 3 public hail reports, 60 public wind reports, and 4 nearby tornado reports listed for the July 15, 2024 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Rockford, IL Hail Map
The July 15, 2024 hail swath map for Rockford, IL covers approximately 958 square miles and includes an estimated 108,348 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 540 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 60,991 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 540 sq mi | 60,991 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 297 sq mi | 34,792 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 71 sq mi | 8,112 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 42 sq mi | 4,174 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 8 sq mi | 279 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Swath Map
Inside the July 15, 2024 hail swath map area for Rockford, IL, HailGeeks estimates 47,001 single-family homes, 3,479 townhomes, and 11,204 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 26,792 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 26,792 | 1,602 | 6,859 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 14,623 | 1,547 | 3,334 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 3,665 | 251 | 759 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 1,792 | 79 | 234 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 129 | 0 | 18 |
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Counties Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Map
Hail from the July 15, 2024 storm was mapped across 18 counties in the Rockford, IL region. Green County, WI had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.25" with roughly 3,592 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 36 cities near Rockford, IL. Salem Lakes, WI had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 3,797 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the July 15, 2024 Rockford, IL hail map spans 53 ZIP codes. ZIP 53504 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.25" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 880.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the July 15, 2024 hail map for Rockford, IL currently list 3 public hail reports, 60 public wind reports, and 4 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 15, 2024 6:30 PM CT |
1.25 in | 4 NE Argyle | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 15, 2024 6:50 PM CT |
1.25 in | 3 SW Belleville | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 15, 2024 6:59 PM CT |
1.50 in | 2 SE Belleville | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 15, 2024 7:00 PM CT | 3 N Stockton | IL | Several tree branches down of various diameter down once that is 1 foot and a half. | |
July 15, 2024 7:20 PM CT | 5 S Browntown | WI | Law enforcement reports some trees down near Martintown. | |
July 15, 2024 7:25 PM CT | Freeport | IL | Tree reported down. Time estimated from radar data. | |
July 15, 2024 7:30 PM CT | 3 NNW Brodhead | WI | Law enforcement reports lots of trees down between Albany and Brodhead. | |
July 15, 2024 7:30 PM CT | Monroe | WI | Law enforcement reports scattered trees down across Green County. | |
July 15, 2024 7:30 PM CT | Forreston | IL | Public report of possible tree damage in Forreston. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via mping. | |
July 15, 2024 7:33 PM CT | 3 NE Freeport | IL | Multiple downed trees. Time estimated using radar. | |
July 15, 2024 7:34 PM CT | 2 E Freeport | IL | Delayed report. Report from mPING: 3-inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken. | |
July 15, 2024 7:37 PM CT | Ridott | IL | Delayed report. Report from mPING: 3-inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken. | |
July 15, 2024 7:46 PM CT | 1 S Byron | IL | Photo shared on social media of a power pole down near the Prarie View Golf Course on German Church Road. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 7:47 PM CT | 4 SSE Durand | IL | Multiple public reports of possible tree damage southeast of Durand. Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 7:58 PM CT | 2 SW Erie | IL | Delayed report. Tree down across Moline Rd. | |
July 15, 2024 7:59 PM CT | 2 W Rockford Airport | IL | trees down across prairie road near fitzgerald road. time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 8:05 PM CT | 4 ESE Winnebago | IL | trees downed on meridian road. | |
July 15, 2024 8:05 PM CT | 3 ESE Winnebago | IL | trees and power lines downed. | |
July 15, 2024 8:05 PM CT | 3 E Winnebago | IL | Reports of numerous trees downed. | |
July 15, 2024 8:06 PM CT | 1 E Roscoe | IL | Public report of possible tree damage near Roscoe. Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 8:09 PM CT | 3 ENE Rockford Airport | IL | Trees uprooted around apartments near Sandy Hollow Road and Hampton Ridge Drive in Rockford... IL. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 8:11 PM CT | 2 WSW Rockford Airport | IL | IL-2. closed due to numerous large branches downed onto roadway. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 8:12 PM CT | 1 NNW Rockford Airport | IL | Winnebago EM reports trees uprooted near US-20 and Main Street. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 8:16 PM CT | 3 SW Cherry Valley | IL | Winnebago EM reports large tree branches downed along Mulford Road southwest of Cherry Valley. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 8:20 PM CT | 2 WSW Janesville | WI | Law enforcement reports scattered trees down across Rock County. | |
July 15, 2024 8:20 PM CT | 1 W Lee | IL | Public report of large branch broken near Lee. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via mping. | |
July 15, 2024 8:34 PM CT | 1 NE Sycamore | IL | Possible tree damage northeast of Sycamore. Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 8:35 PM CT | 1 E Earlville | IL | Public report of possible tree damage near Earlville. Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 8:51 PM CT | 2 E Big Rock | IL | Public report of possible tree damage southeast of Big Rock. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via mping. | |
July 15, 2024 8:53 PM CT | 1 W Sugar Grove | IL | Public report of tree snapped in Sugar Grove. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 8:58 PM CT | 2 W St. Charles | IL | Public report of large branch downed west of St Charles. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via mping. | |
July 15, 2024 9:01 PM CT | North Aurora | IL | trees and power lines down in area with minor house and vehicle damage. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:02 PM CT | Oswego | IL | Public report of possible tree damage on the southwest side of Oswego. Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:02 PM CT | 1 W North Aurora | IL | Public report of possible tree damage west of North Aurora. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via mping. | |
July 15, 2024 9:04 PM CT | 1 E Oswego | IL | Roof damage to multiple homes near Southbury Boulevard and Lakeshore Drive in Oswego. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:04 PM CT | Oswego | IL | 5-6 inch trees down. | |
July 15, 2024 9:11 PM CT | 5 E Plattville | IL | Public report of damage to shingles... trees... and fences near Arbeiter Road and Wildspring Parkway in west Joliet. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:15 PM CT | 2 N Algonquin | IL | Public report of possible tree damage near Algonquin. Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:15 PM CT | 2 W Warrenville | IL | large tree downed into power lines... road blocked at talbot and Rt56. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:16 PM CT | 2 N Naperville | IL | Possible tree damage in north Naperville. Relayed via mping. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:17 PM CT | 1 NE Crystal Lawns | IL | Public report of possible tree damage near Gaylord Road and Frontier Lane in the Crest Hill and Joliet areas. Time estimated from radar. Relayed via mping. | |
July 15, 2024 9:17 PM CT | 3 S Bartlett | IL | Public report of possible tree damage near Bartlett. Relayed via mping. | |
July 15, 2024 9:24 PM CT | Joliet | IL | Joliet Police report numerous power lines and tree branches downed across Joliet. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:24 PM CT | 1 W Bolingbrook | IL | Public report of uprooted tree near Boughton Road and Schmidt Road in Bolingbrook. Time estimated by radar. Relayed by mping. | |
July 15, 2024 9:24 PM CT | 1 ESE Glen Ellyn | IL | several 20 inch diameter trees down with power lines also down. | |
July 15, 2024 9:25 PM CT | Romeoville | IL | Large branch downed near Arlington Drive and Kingston Drive in Romeoville. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:25 PM CT | Ingalls Park | IL | Public report of large branch broken in Ingalls Park. Time estimated by radar. Relayed via mping. | |
July 15, 2024 9:30 PM CT | 1 NE Bartlett | IL | Hanover Township EM reports widespread damage to power lines and trees in Bartlett and Streamwood. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:31 PM CT | 1 NNE Lockport | IL | 2-foot diameter tree snapped near State Street and New Avenue north of Lockport. Tree landed on power lines and a house. Time estimated by radar. | |
July 15, 2024 9:35 PM CT | 2 W Elk Grove Village | IL | Multiple reports of tree damage near Elk Grove Village. Relayed via mping. | |
July 15, 2024 6:56 PM CT | 84 mph | 3 N Stockton | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 15, 2024 7:25 PM CT | 78 mph | 1 NE Brodhead | WI | Wind gust measured via privately owned anemometer. |
July 15, 2024 7:25 PM CT | 93 mph | Lena | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 15, 2024 7:40 PM CT | 63 mph | 1 W Evansville | WI | Measured via privately owned anemometer. |
July 15, 2024 7:46 PM CT | 84 mph | Footville | WI | Measured via privately owned anemometer. |
July 15, 2024 8:00 PM CT | 101 mph | 1 W Davis Junction | IL | Public report of 101 mph gust west of Davis Junction measured on anemometer. Report also indicates widespread tree damage vicinity. |
July 15, 2024 8:12 PM CT | 64 mph | Rockford Airport | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 15, 2024 8:28 PM CT | 58 mph | 2 NW Sycamore | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 15, 2024 8:32 PM CT | 60 mph | 3 N Sycamore | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
July 15, 2024 8:55 PM CT | 64 mph | 1 NE Lily Lake | IL | Public report of 64 mph wind gust north of Lily Lake. Report also indicates multiple large branches downed near IL-47 and Empire Road. Additional public reports of tree damage received in the vicinity. Time estimated by radar. |
July 15, 2024 8:57 PM CT | 70 mph | 2 WNW Sugar Grove | IL | ASOS measured 61 kt gust at Aurora Municipal Airport (KARR). |
July 15, 2024 9:13 PM CT | 60 mph | Dupage Airport | IL | 52 kt gust measured by KDPA ASOS. |
July 15, 2024 9:16 PM CT | 64 mph | 2 NNE Naperville | IL | Measured at personal weather station KILNAPER225. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
July 15, 2024 6:40 PM CT | UNK | 4 SSE Loran | IL | A tornado developed just northeast of Hanover in Jo Daviess County... and tracked to the southeast around 50 mph along an intermittent path around 30 miles. The tornado caused significant roof damage to a home east of Hanover. The tornado then moved into Carroll County and caused damage around Lake Carroll... including damage to a garage... gazebo... and boat dock... and numerous trees downed. Finally... the tornado downed trees in Shannon before lifting. The tornado was rated EF-1 with maximum winds around 100 mph. Thanks to emergency management for assistance in completing the survey. |
July 15, 2024 6:48 PM CT | UNK | 3 NNW Elmoville | IL | A tornado developed just east of Woodbine in Jo Daviess County... and moved southeast along an intermittent 8 mile path. The tornado downed numerous trees along S. Massbach Road. The tornado was rated EF-1 with maximum winds around 100 mph. Thanks to emergency management for assistance in completing the survey. |
July 15, 2024 6:50 PM CT | UNK | 4 NNE Stockton | IL | A tornado developed northwest of Stockton in Jo Daviess County... and moved E/SE along an intermittent 15 mile path... before lifting near Lena in Stephenson County. The tornado snapped a wooden power pole near the base... snapped tree trunks... and impacted a farmstead... with damage to an outbuilding and grain elevator supports. The tornado was rated a low end EF-2. with maximum winds around 115 mph. Thanks to emergency management for assistance in completing the survey. |
July 15, 2024 6:51 PM CT | UNK | 6 NNW Stockton | IL | A public video showed a brief tornado in rural areas northwest of Stockton. There was no observed damage to assign a rating... so the tornado is classified as EF-Unknown. Times estimated by radar. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the July 15, 2024 Rockford, IL storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Rockford, IL Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Rockford, IL region as the July 15, 2024 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jun 20, 2024 through Jul 14, 2024, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.75", and the most recent map shown is from Jul 14, 2024.
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