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 1.50". There are 13 public hail reports, 10 public wind reports, and 1 nearby tornado reports listed for the April 20, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Rockford, IL Hail Map
The April 20, 2023 hail swath map for Rockford, IL covers approximately 744 square miles and includes an estimated 284,967 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 312 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.75-1.00" hail band with 102,869 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 276 sq mi | 62,819 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 312 sq mi | 100,015 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 137 sq mi | 102,869 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 9 sq mi | 17,823 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 2 sq mi | 336 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 7 sq mi | 1,105 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Swath Map
Inside the April 20, 2023 hail swath map area for Rockford, IL, HailGeeks estimates 107,116 single-family homes, 16,954 townhomes, and 35,318 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 39,623 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 25,187 | 2,557 | 4,821 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 39,623 | 5,601 | 14,593 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 35,729 | 6,725 | 14,646 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 6,296 | 1,752 | 987 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 144 | 0 | 4 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 137 | 319 | 267 |
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Counties Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Map
Hail from the April 20, 2023 storm was mapped across 22 counties in the Rockford, IL region. Cook County, IL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.50" with roughly 25,302 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 38 cities near Rockford, IL. Hoffman Estates, IL had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 2,395 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Rockford, IL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the April 20, 2023 Rockford, IL hail map spans 60 ZIP codes. ZIP 60192 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,437.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the April 20, 2023 hail map for Rockford, IL currently list 13 public hail reports, 10 public wind reports, and 1 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 20, 2023 4:15 PM CT |
1.25 in | Polo | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
April 20, 2023 4:45 PM CT |
1.75 in | 6 E Harmon | IL | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WEST OF AMBOY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 20, 2023 5:06 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 ESE Loves Park | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 20, 2023 5:10 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 ESE Machesney Park | IL | QUARTER SIZED HAIL BETWEEN LOVES PARK AND ROCK CUT STATE PARK. |
April 20, 2023 5:50 PM CT |
1.00 in | Elgin | IL | PHOTO SHARED TO SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR ELGIN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
April 20, 2023 5:55 PM CT |
1.75 in | 1 NW Hoffman Estates | IL | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR HOFFMAN ESTATES. |
April 20, 2023 6:03 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NE Streamwood | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 20, 2023 6:04 PM CT |
1.25 in | 2 NE Elgin | IL | RELAYED VIA MPING. |
April 20, 2023 6:05 PM CT |
1.25 in | 1 E Schaumburg | IL | HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED IN SCHAUMBURG. |
April 20, 2023 6:07 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 WSW Kildeer | IL | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR QUENTIN ROAD AND US12. |
April 20, 2023 6:07 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 SSE Kildeer | IL | QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR RAND ROAD AND LAKE COOK ROAD. |
April 20, 2023 6:17 PM CT |
1.00 in | Barrington | IL | REPORT SHARED TO SOCIAL MEDIA OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR BARRINGTON. |
April 20, 2023 6:19 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NNE Medinah | IL | TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 20, 2023 4:00 PM CT | 2 E Malvern | IL | POWER POLES REPORTED DOWN BY PUBLIC AT THIS LOCATION. | |
April 20, 2023 5:32 PM CT | Waterman | IL | NEWS REPORT OF POWERLINES DOWN ALONG PINE STREET. TWITTER REPORT ADDITIONALLY INDICATED 99 PERCENT OF WATERMAN CUSTOMERS HAD LOST POWER. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
April 20, 2023 5:35 PM CT | 1 ESE Waterman | IL | 4-5 POWER POLES LEANING ACROSS THE ROAD AT SR 23 AND PRESERVE ROAD. RELAYED VIA DEKALB COUNTY SO. | |
April 20, 2023 5:38 PM CT | 1 SW Sandwich | IL | POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS GLETTY ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. RELAYED VIA DEKALB COUNTY SO. | |
April 20, 2023 5:48 PM CT | 4 NNW Hampshire | IL | POSSIBLE TREE DAMAGE ALONG HARMONY ROAD WEST OF US20. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
April 20, 2023 6:06 PM CT | 2 E Richmond | IL | DELAYED REPORT OF A LARGE TREE UPROOTED ON A PROPERTY NEAR INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 173 AND CLARK ROAD. REPORT RELAYED BY PRINT MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
April 20, 2023 5:52 PM CT | 58 mph | 2 N Woodstock | IL | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 58 MPH GUST NEAR WOODSTOCK. |
April 20, 2023 5:57 PM CT | 60 mph | 1 SSW Batavia | IL | ESTIMATED 60MPH GUST NEAR BATAVIA. |
April 20, 2023 6:05 PM CT | 60 mph | Dupage Airport | IL | ASOS KDPA RECORDED 60 MPH GUST. |
April 20, 2023 6:21 PM CT | 81 mph | 1 NNW Roselle | IL | PRIVATE WEATHER STATION RECORDED 81 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
April 20, 2023 2:56 PM CT | UNK | 2 E Malvern | IL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 E MALVERN. A SPORADIC EF1 TORNADO BEGUN JUST EAST OF MORRISON IL AROUND 3:56 PM. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A POWER POLE AND A TREE AT THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO THEN CAUSED SPORADIC DAMAGE UNTIL IT APPROACHED FULFS ROAD. AT THIS LOCATION IT STRENGTHENED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO TREES... FARM OUTBUILDINGS AND A POWER POLE. THE TORNADO SHORTLY ENDED AFTER THIS LOCATION. WIND SPEEDS ARE ESTIMATED IN THE 105-110 MPH RANGE. AT ITS WIDEST... THE TORNADO WAS 300 YARDS AND WAS LIKELY A MULTI-VORTEX TORNADO. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the April 20, 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 20, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Sep 20, 2022 through Apr 19, 2023, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.75", and the most recent map shown is from Apr 19, 2023.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Rockford, IL
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