Hail Swath Map Preview
The Rockford, IL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 2.75". There are 87 public hail reports, 9 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the April 4, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Rockford, IL Hail Map
The April 4, 2023 hail swath map for Rockford, IL covers approximately 3,517 square miles and includes an estimated 795,538 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 1,305 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 278,264 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 915 sq mi | 149,170 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 1,305 sq mi | 278,264 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 597 sq mi | 105,655 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 313 sq mi | 66,222 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 159 sq mi | 79,218 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 116 sq mi | 55,585 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 51 sq mi | 16,694 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 24 sq mi | 5,319 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 24 sq mi | 18,632 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 8 sq mi | 13,339 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 5 sq mi | 7,440 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Swath Map
Inside the April 4, 2023 hail swath map area for Rockford, IL, HailGeeks estimates 293,891 single-family homes, 50,646 townhomes, and 80,858 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 99,846 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 59,525 | 8,286 | 14,468 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 99,846 | 19,078 | 29,582 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 40,225 | 6,589 | 11,423 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 24,352 | 4,948 | 5,673 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 27,817 | 3,556 | 9,675 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 18,838 | 4,645 | 4,951 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 5,298 | 1,815 | 1,124 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 1,787 | 284 | 792 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 7,309 | 642 | 1,876 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 6,152 | 583 | 737 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 2,742 | 220 | 557 |
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Counties Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Map
Hail from the April 4, 2023 storm was mapped across 30 counties in the Rockford, IL region. Kane County, IL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.75" with roughly 74,892 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 122 cities near Rockford, IL. Oswego, IL had the strongest mapped signal at 2.50", with an estimated 8,838 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the April 4, 2023 Rockford, IL hail map spans 170 ZIP codes. ZIP 60543 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 11,000.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the April 4, 2023 hail map for Rockford, IL currently list 87 public hail reports, 9 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 4, 2023 10:25 AM CT |
1.00 in | 4 S Spring Hill | IL | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
April 4, 2023 10:40 AM CT |
1.00 in | 1 S Morrison | IL | NEW SPOTTER. |
April 4, 2023 10:58 AM CT |
1.75 in | 1 SE New Bedford | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 11:15 AM CT |
1.00 in | Kasbeer | IL | PEA TO QUARTERS. |
April 4, 2023 11:35 AM CT |
1.25 in | Milledgeville | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 11:35 AM CT |
1.00 in | Milledgeville | IL | PEA TO QUARTERS. |
April 4, 2023 11:45 AM CT |
1.75 in | Mendota | IL | REPORT SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF GOLF BALL HAIL IN MENDOTA. |
April 4, 2023 11:57 AM CT |
1.50 in | 1 E Polo | IL | RELAYED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK. |
April 4, 2023 12:02 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 SSW Mendota | IL | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MENDOTA. |
April 4, 2023 12:05 PM CT |
1.00 in | Earlville | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 12:15 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 E Mendota | IL | PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL EAST OF MENDOTA. |
April 4, 2023 12:17 PM CT |
1.50 in | 2 E Oregon | IL | OGLE COUNTY EM REPORTS PING PONG BALL HAIL NEAR IL-64 AND BLACKHAWK ROAD EAST OF OREGON. |
April 4, 2023 12:20 PM CT |
1.50 in | 3 N Prairie Center | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 12:20 PM CT |
2.50 in | 3 S Earlville | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 12:21 PM CT |
2.25 in | 2 SW Leland | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 12:25 PM CT |
2.50 in | Leland | IL | PHOTO SHARED TO SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS HAIL AT LEAST TENNIS BALL SIZE NEAR LELAND. |
April 4, 2023 12:33 PM CT |
1.25 in | Davis Junction | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 12:45 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 ENE Sandwich | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 4, 2023 12:46 PM CT |
2.75 in | Sandwich | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 12:48 PM CT |
1.25 in | 1 E Sandwich | IL | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS HALF DOLLAR HAIL EAST OF SANDWICH. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 12:49 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 E Plano | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 4, 2023 12:50 PM CT |
1.75 in | 3 SSW Big Rock | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 12:52 PM CT |
1.00 in | Plano | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 4, 2023 12:54 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NE Yorkville | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 12:56 PM CT |
2.00 in | 2 W Waterman | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 12:58 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 SSE Sugar Grove | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 4, 2023 1:00 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 WSW Montgomery | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:00 PM CT |
1.25 in | 3 W Montgomery | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:00 PM CT |
1.75 in | Kaneville | IL | GOLFBALL HAIL NEAR MAIN AND HARTER ROAD IN KANEVILLE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:00 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 SW Yorkville | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:00 PM CT |
1.50 in | Rockton | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:00 PM CT |
1.75 in | Yorkville | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:01 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 NW Oswego | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 4, 2023 1:03 PM CT |
1.75 in | 3 SE Big Rock | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 4, 2023 1:03 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NNW Oswego | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 4, 2023 1:03 PM CT |
1.75 in | Montgomery | IL | CORRECTS TIME FOR PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM MONTGOMERY. HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE... FOR PAST 5 MINUTES. |
April 4, 2023 1:04 PM CT |
1.25 in | Oswego | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:04 PM CT |
2.00 in | 1 NE Oswego | IL | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:04 PM CT |
2.50 in | Boulder Hill | IL | HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE IN BOULDER HILL. DAMAGE TO WINDOWS OF CAR. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:04 PM CT |
3.00 in | 2 NNW Oswego | IL | DOLORES STREET AND CHARLES COURT IN OSWEGO. VIA TWITTER. |
April 4, 2023 1:06 PM CT |
2.00 in | 1 WNW Boulder Hill | IL | HAIL UP TO 2 INCH DIAMETER NEAR IL-25 AND BOULDER HILL PASS. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:07 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 NE Elburn | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:07 PM CT |
1.25 in | 2 E Boulder Hill | IL | HAIL DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS VEHICLES NEAR 2300 US34 IN OSWEGO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:07 PM CT |
2.00 in | 3 WNW Aurora | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:07 PM CT |
2.75 in | Boulder Hill | IL | DELAYED REPORT. BRIARCLIFF ROAD AND US 30 IN MONTGOMERY. |
April 4, 2023 1:08 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 SE Aurora | IL | REPORTED AT EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL. |
April 4, 2023 1:08 PM CT |
2.00 in | 3 ESE Boulder Hill | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:09 PM CT |
1.75 in | 3 SE Aurora | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:10 PM CT |
1.50 in | 6 ESE Boulder Hill | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:10 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 W Aurora | IL | REPORTED AT AURORA UNIVERSITY. |
April 4, 2023 1:11 PM CT |
1.50 in | 2 SW North Aurora | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:13 PM CT |
1.25 in | 3 WSW Naperville | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:14 PM CT |
1.75 in | 1 ESE Campton Hills | IL | GOLD BALL HAIL NEAR IL64 AND DEAN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:15 PM CT |
1.50 in | 3 E North Aurora | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:15 PM CT |
1.50 in | Batavia | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:18 PM CT |
1.75 in | 1 ENE Hampshire | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:19 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 W Warrenville | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:20 PM CT |
1.00 in | 5 WNW Machesney Park | IL | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
April 4, 2023 1:20 PM CT |
1.75 in | Batavia | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:20 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 SSW Geneva | IL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE KANE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:21 PM CT |
1.25 in | 1 NW St. Charles | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:28 PM CT |
1.50 in | 2 SE North Aurora | IL | APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF I-88 AND FARNSWORTH. VIA TWITTER. |
April 4, 2023 1:29 PM CT |
1.00 in | Rockton | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:30 PM CT |
1.00 in | Wheaton | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:31 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 E Algonquin | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:32 PM CT |
1.00 in | Glen Ellyn | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:32 PM CT |
2.50 in | 2 WNW Aurora | IL | NEAR WEST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL. |
April 4, 2023 1:32 PM CT |
1.50 in | 2 SE Wheaton | IL | PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL AT COLLEGE OF DUPAGE. |
April 4, 2023 1:39 PM CT |
1.00 in | South Beloit | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 1:50 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 WNW Bartlett | IL | GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED NEAR IVORY LANE AND SPAULDING ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 1:51 PM CT |
1.00 in | Bartlett | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 2:11 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NE Roscoe | IL | VIA TWITTER. |
April 4, 2023 2:28 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 S Lake Geneva | WI | RELAYED VIA SHERIFFS OFFICE. TIME EST BY RADAR. |
April 4, 2023 2:40 PM CT |
1.00 in | Bohners Lake | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 9:23 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 NE Plum River | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 9:37 PM CT |
1.75 in | 1 WSW Red Oak | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 9:40 PM CT |
1.75 in | 1 S Winslow | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 9:46 PM CT |
1.75 in | 3 NE Oneco | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 9:52 PM CT |
1.75 in | 3 E Monroe | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 10:00 PM CT |
1.25 in | 6 E Monroe | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 10:03 PM CT |
1.50 in | 4 NE Dodgeville | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 10:10 PM CT |
1.25 in | 4 E Brooklyn | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 10:17 PM CT |
1.25 in | 6 NE Evansville | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 10:34 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 NE Rockdale | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 4, 2023 10:45 PM CT |
1.00 in | Fort Atkinson | WI | MULTIPLE REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF HAIL AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH AROUND THE FORT ATKINSON AREA. |
April 5, 2023 5:05 AM CT |
1.00 in | Nora | IL | HAIL COVERING THE DECK WITH THE LARGEST STONES AT 1 INCH. |
April 5, 2023 5:10 AM CT |
1.50 in | Nora | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 4, 2023 10:35 AM CT | Hooppole | IL | SNAPPED TREE... REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
April 4, 2023 12:00 PM CT | 3 N Harmon | IL | SEMI TIPPED OVER ON US30 NEAR HARMON. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
April 4, 2023 12:02 PM CT | Dixon | IL | VIDEO SHARED BY PUBLIC VIA SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NEAR 2ND AND COLLEGE IN DIXON. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
April 4, 2023 12:05 PM CT | 4 E Nelson | IL | SEMI TIPPED OVER ON I-88 NEAR ATKINSON ROAD. POSSIBLE INJURIES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
April 4, 2023 12:10 PM CT | 3 E Dixon | IL | SEMI TIPPED OVER ON IL-38 EAST OF DIXON. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
April 4, 2023 12:15 PM CT | 3 WSW Franklin Grove | IL | SEMI TIPPED OVER ON I-88 NEAR ROBBINS ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
April 5, 2023 5:58 AM CT | 3 WSW Beloit | WI | NWS STORM SURVEY CONCLUDED THAT STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UP TO 80MPH CAUSED A PATH OF TREE DAMAGE FROM THE WEST SIDE OF BELOIT THROUGH THE EAST SIDE OF BELOIT. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED IN A STARBURST PATTERN ALONG THE PATH. OTHER TREE LIMBS AND DEBRIS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PUSHED/TUMBLED RATHER THAN LOFTED. MAIN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS TO A SET OF BLEACHERS AT BELOIT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND SOUTHEAST OF THERE AT FAIRBANKS MORSE WHERE A WALL WAS PUSHED IN. | |
April 4, 2023 12:10 PM CT | 66 mph | 3 ESE Dixon | IL | PRIVATE WEATHER STATION RECORDED 66 MPH WIND GUST WITH AN ABRUPT WIND SHIFT FROM EASTERLY TO WESTERLY... THEN BACK TO EASTERLY. |
April 4, 2023 1:50 PM CT | 85 mph | 4 SSW Poplar Grove | IL | MEASURED ON PERSONAL WEATHER STATION KILPOPLA17. SEVERAL LARGE TREES IN THE AREA UPROOTED OR DAMAGED... FASCIA PEELED OFF OF HOUSES... AND A SHED BLOWN OFF OF ITS FOUNDATION. RELAYED VIA WREX. |
| 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 April 4, 2023 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 April 4, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 29, 2022 through Mar 31, 2023, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.00", and the most recent map shown is from Mar 31, 2023.
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