Hail Swath Map Preview
The Chicago, IL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.25". There are 1 public hail reports, 39 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the August 3, 2022 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Chicago, IL Hail Map
The August 3, 2022 hail swath map for Chicago, IL covers approximately 1,638 square miles and includes an estimated 736,419 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 747 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 369,633 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 747 sq mi | 369,633 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 689 sq mi | 306,639 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 159 sq mi | 33,469 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 30 sq mi | 15,557 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 12 sq mi | 11,121 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Chicago, IL Hail Swath Map
Inside the August 3, 2022 hail swath map area for Chicago, IL, HailGeeks estimates 227,911 single-family homes, 32,786 townhomes, and 168,637 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 106,253 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 106,253 | 14,147 | 106,586 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 100,432 | 15,166 | 53,621 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 11,480 | 1,800 | 4,642 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 5,653 | 670 | 2,239 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 4,093 | 1,003 | 1,549 |
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Counties Inside the Chicago, IL Hail Map
Hail from the August 3, 2022 storm was mapped across 12 counties in the Chicago, IL region. Cook County, IL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.25" with roughly 45,320 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Chicago, IL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 75 cities near Chicago, IL. Northbrook, IL had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 7,158 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Chicago, IL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the August 3, 2022 Chicago, IL hail map spans 57 ZIP codes. ZIP 60062 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.25" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 8,679.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the August 3, 2022 hail map for Chicago, IL currently list 1 public hail reports, 39 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 3, 2022 1:24 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NNW Mundelein | IL | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 3, 2022 1:15 PM CT | Countryside | IL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS COUNTRYSIDE REPORT WITH UPDATED TIME BASED ON RADAR. NUMEROUS 4 INCH LIMBS DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN. | |
August 3, 2022 1:17 PM CT | 1 NE Countryside | IL | TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CAR AND HOUSE. | |
August 3, 2022 1:20 PM CT | 1 N New Lenox | IL | SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES REPORTED DOWN IN THE CEDAR FRANCIS ROAD AREA. | |
August 3, 2022 1:20 PM CT | 1 SSE La Grange | IL | TREE LIMBS REPORTED DOWN IN ROADWAY. | |
August 3, 2022 1:25 PM CT | 2 NW Mokena | IL | REPORT OF DEBRIS AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN OFF OF 187TH. ALSO HEAVY RAINFALL AND POWER OUTAGES. | |
August 3, 2022 1:25 PM CT | 3 NNE New Lenox | IL | NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND DOWNED. ALSO REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWNED DUE TO TREE DAMAGE. HARDEST HIT AREAS INCLUDE SUBDIVISIONS ALONG PARKER ROAD SOUTH OF IL-6. | |
August 3, 2022 1:28 PM CT | 1 WNW Avondale - Chicag | IL | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED AT CORNER OF AVERS AND ROSCOE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
August 3, 2022 1:33 PM CT | Yorkville | IL | COUPLE OF TREES REPORTED DOWN IN TOWN. | |
August 3, 2022 1:33 PM CT | Logan Square - Chicago | IL | TREE TOP SNAPPED OFF AND FELL ON PARKED CAR. | |
August 3, 2022 1:35 PM CT | 3 ENE Yorkville | IL | LARGE TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG IL-71... EAST OF WINDING CREEK ROAD. | |
August 3, 2022 1:38 PM CT | Countryside | IL | NUMEROUS 4 INCH LIMBS DOWN THROUGHOUT TOWN. | |
August 3, 2022 1:40 PM CT | 1 WSW Waukegan | IL | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON LEWIS AVE NORTH OF WASHINGTON AVE. | |
August 3, 2022 1:40 PM CT | Montrose Harbor | IL | PHOTO RELAYED OF SMALL TREE SNAPPED NEAR BASE AT INTERSECTION OF MONTROSE AND LAKE SHORE DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
August 3, 2022 1:40 PM CT | 1 W Irving Park - Chica | IL | LARGE 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE UPROOTED. | |
August 3, 2022 1:43 PM CT | Steger | IL | UPROOTED TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN. | |
August 3, 2022 1:45 PM CT | 1 WNW Avondale - Chicag | IL | MANY 4-6 INCH BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS THE AREA. MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED OR IMPASSABLE. RESIDENTS ALSO REPORT NO POWER IN AREA. | |
August 3, 2022 1:46 PM CT | New Lenox | IL | LARGE 6-8 INCH LIMBS REPORTED DOWN IN ROADWAY WITH ESTIMATED 60-70MPH WINDS. | |
August 3, 2022 1:48 PM CT | 1 SE Lincoln Square - C | IL | TREES AND LIMBS REPORTED DOWN. | |
August 3, 2022 1:50 PM CT | Avondale - Chicago | IL | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON POWER LINES. | |
August 3, 2022 1:50 PM CT | Avondale - Chicago | IL | TREE DOWNED ON HOUSE... ROOF DAMAGED. | |
August 3, 2022 1:54 PM CT | 1 WSW Kankakee | IL | 25 LARGE TREES DOWNED ACROSS SMALL MEMORIAL PARK. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
August 3, 2022 1:55 PM CT | 1 E Avondale - Chicago | IL | MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN. | |
August 3, 2022 1:55 PM CT | 1 S Kankakee | IL | MULTIPLE LARGE TREES UPROOTED AND DOWN ON ROADWAYS. | |
August 3, 2022 1:56 PM CT | 1 W Lynwood | IL | TREE DOWN IN YARD. | |
August 3, 2022 2:00 PM CT | 1 E Kankakee | IL | POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN I-57 AND COURT STREET EXIT (KANKAKEE). | |
August 3, 2022 2:00 PM CT | 1 NW Dyer | IN | REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. | |
August 3, 2022 2:04 PM CT | 2 SW Kankakee | IL | REPORT OF LIGHT POLE BENT AND SEVERAL 3-6 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWNED. WINDS ESTIMATED 65MPH. | |
August 3, 2022 2:05 PM CT | 1 NNE Sun River Terrace | IL | TREE UPROOTED. | |
August 3, 2022 2:14 PM CT | 4 N Merrillville | IN | MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN. | |
August 3, 2022 2:17 PM CT | 1 E Homer Glen | IL | TREE LIMBS DOWNED ON POWER LINES AND A SHED. | |
August 3, 2022 2:23 PM CT | 1 N Lake Station | IN | LARGE TREE DOWN IN LAKE STATION OFF OF 80/94 EASTBOUND EXIT 15A. | |
August 3, 2022 2:26 PM CT | Portage | IN | [DELAYED REPORT] SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON TECUMSEH STREET IN PORTAGE. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
August 3, 2022 2:27 PM CT | 1 N Portage | IN | PORTIONS OF WOODEN FENCE BLOWN OVER. | |
August 3, 2022 2:40 PM CT | Highland | IN | PHOTO OF TREE BRANCH ABOUT SIX INCHES IN DIAMETER SNAPPED RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
August 3, 2022 2:47 PM CT | Valparaiso | IN | DISPATCH REPORTS DOWNED TREE LIMBS ON POWER LINES. | |
August 3, 2022 2:56 PM CT | 1 NW Sumava Resorts | IN | REPORT OF TREE LIMB DOWNED AND PARTIALLY BLOCKING US-41. | |
August 3, 2022 3:00 PM CT | Michigan City | IN | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN WITHIN THE CITY. | |
August 3, 2022 1:25 PM CT | 70 mph | 2 NNE New Lenox | IL | REPORTS OF SEMI-TRUCKS BLOWN OVER ON I-80 AT I-355. |
August 3, 2022 1:42 PM CT | 59 mph | 1 NNW Highwood | IL | LARGE TREE FELL ON TO POWER LINES WITH POLE BENDING. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the August 3, 2022 Chicago, 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 Chicago, IL Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Chicago, IL region as the August 3, 2022 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jul 5, 2022 through Jul 27, 2022, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.25", and the most recent map shown is from Jul 27, 2022.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Chicago, IL
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