A line of severe thunderstorms tore across northern Illinois on March 10, 2026, producing hailstones reportedly as large as 6 ...

A storm in Illinois produced a hailstone up to 6" in diameter, which, if verified, would be a new state record for the ...

Gargantuan hail is something you likely have never heard of. This type of description for hail is reserved for only the biggest stones. Severe warnings for hail start at a quarter-sized hail, and ...

A supercell thunderstorm this week produced an Illinois record for largest hailstones. What is the largest hail recorded in ...

How does hail form? First, we need a thunderstorm to develop. As it strengthens, the updraft or vertical wind becomes faster. Water droplets are swept up by the updraft high into the storm, above the ...

A massive hailstone that fell during Tuesday’s severe storms may have been of record-setting size for the state of Illinois, ...

How large does hail have to get before it stops feeling like weather trivia and starts looking like a warning sign? In Kankakee, Illinois, that question arrived in the form of ice big enough to punch ...

A powerful storm in Illinois dropped a massive 6-inch hailstone in Kankakee, which meteorologists say could become the largest hailstone ever recorded in the state.

A meteorologist at Northern Illinois University explains how hailstorms form and whether Chicagoans should expect more giant chunks of hail in future storms.

The National Weather Service has received at least six reports of potential record-breaking hailstones in Illinois, ranging ...

The National Weather Service Chicago says at least four tornadoes touched down in Livingston County and Kankakee County In Illinois, as well as parts of Indiana, during Tuesday’s storms.