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Hail history in Washington Park, IL

Radar has detected major hail over the Washington Park area on 45 days since 2011, up to 4" (baseball size or larger) on July 17, 2023. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near Washington Park, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 28, 2026

Washington Park sits in the same storm paths as nearby Granite City, which shares most of the hail days listed below.

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Every major hail day near Washington Park

July 4, 2026up to 2" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Huntley area)September 20, 2025up to 1.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Rochester area)August 12, 2025up to 1.5" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3.25" (Cahokia Heights area)July 6, 2025up to 1.5" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 1.5" (Madison area)March 14, 2025up to 2" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3" (Belleville area)August 28, 2024up to 1.5" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2" (Columbia area)May 21, 2024up to 1.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.25" (Apple River area)July 17, 2023up to 4" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 4" (Madison area)May 13, 2023up to 1.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Shipman area)August 8, 2022up to 1.5" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 1.75" (Mounds area)May 21, 2022up to 1.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.25" (Cahokia Heights area)May 19, 2022up to 2" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3" (Ste. Marie area)August 23, 2021up to 1.5" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3" (Ripley area)July 19, 2020up to 1.75" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.25" (Mahomet area)July 8, 2020up to 2.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.25" (Fairview Heights area)August 12, 2019up to 1" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Windsor area)July 10, 2019up to 1" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 1.75" (Richview area)June 16, 2019up to 1.75" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Clay City area)May 21, 2019up to 1.75" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Pocahontas area)April 30, 2019up to 2.75" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3" (Collinsville area)April 18, 2019up to 2.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3.25" (Fairview Heights area)August 10, 2018up to 1" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 1.5" (Sidell area)November 5, 2017up to 3" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3.75" (Granite City area)October 9, 2017up to 3.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3.25" (Granite City area)July 16, 2017up to 2.75" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3.75" (Lovington area)July 13, 2017up to 1.5" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.75" (Centralia area)February 28, 2017up to 3.5" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3.75" (Collinsville area)July 28, 2016up to 1.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 4" (Winslow area)July 19, 2016up to 1.75" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 1.75" (East St. Louis area)July 14, 2016up to 1.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 1.75" (Granite City area)April 30, 2016up to 2.5" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3.25" (Granite City area)July 28, 2015up to 1" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 1.75" (Lane area)July 1, 2015up to 1.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Freeburg area)June 25, 2015up to 2.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Granite City area)April 7, 2015up to 1.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 1.75" (Cisne area)April 28, 2014up to 2.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Wood River area)May 31, 2013up to 2.5" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Cahokia Heights area)April 7, 2013up to 1.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 1.25" (O'Fallon area)April 28, 2012up to 4" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 4" (Granite City area)July 12, 2011up to 1.75" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.75" (Greenville area)June 26, 2011up to 1.75" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (Elkhart area)June 18, 2011up to 2" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 2.5" (New Athens area)June 11, 2011up to 3.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 3.25" (Collinsville area)April 19, 2011up to 3.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 4" (Pearl area)February 27, 2011up to 2.25" near Washington Park · storm peaked at 4" (Camden area)

What this record means for a Washington Park roof

The list above covers 45 radar-confirmed hail days over Washington Park between 2011 and 2026. The largest signature recorded over the Washington Park area was 4" (baseball size or larger) on July 17, 2023. Radar put the local estimate at or above the 1" mark, the size generally capable of damaging asphalt shingles, on every one of those days.

Insurers and their adjusters can pull this same NOAA archive, so a date on this list is not news to the company handling a claim. What the archive cannot show is the condition of your specific roof, which is why dated photos and a written inspection report carry the weight in a dispute. Most homeowner policies also set a deadline to report storm damage, commonly one or two years from the date of loss, so a recent date above matters most if the roof was never inspected after it.

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Common questions

Has Washington Park had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 4" (baseball size or larger) over the Washington Park area, most recently on July 4, 2026. Hail of 1" or larger is generally considered capable of damaging asphalt shingles.

Does this prove my roof was damaged?

No. Radar estimates hail aloft, accurate to roughly a mile, and cannot confirm what reached any specific roof. It is a strong reason to document your roof and check your policy's claim deadline after a listed date, not proof of damage.

How do I check my exact address in Washington Park?

Use the free address lookup on this site. It searches the same NOAA radar archive within a radius you choose around your address, back to 2011.

If one of these dates is recent