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NWS Assessing Tornado Damage, Possible Record Hailstones for Illinois in Kankakee and Darien

Wed Mar 11, 2026 04:16 pm Cardinal News

Video of large hail on the ground and windshields broken in Kankakee, Illinois on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (Tony Laubach/AccuWeather). YouTube Tips ⓘ During the afternoon and evening of March 10, 2026 several intense supercell […]

A double hail piece about three-quarter inch wide in Arlington Heights, Illinois

Quick Storm Brings Heavy Rain, Flooding and Hail to the Northwest Suburbs

Tue Apr 4, 2023 04:14 pm Cardinal News

A thunderstorm cell with heavy rain, hail and a little lightning passed through Rolling Meadows and Arlington Heights and other nearby communities about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The storm started slow with moderate […]

Hail pile near catch basin on Douglas Avenue south of Hintz Road

Morning Thunderstorm Causes Piles of Hail on Arlington Heights North Side

Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:58 pm Cardinal News

A thunderstorm that passed through Arlington Heights about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2022 dumped rain and hail in an area concentrated between Wilke Road and Windsor Drive and between Dundee Road and Hintz Road. […]

Hail Roar: Big Hail in Palatine; Did You Hear Constant Rumbling During Sunday Night’s Storm?

Mon Aug 3, 2015 03:58 pm Cardinal News

Did you hear a constant rumbling or roar in last night’s thunderstorm from about 10:20 p.m. to 10:40 p.m.? There was a sound a little bit like the sound of a freight train (like people […]

Severe Thunderstorm Threat Passing Over Arlington Heights with Trailing Edge Over Lake Cook Rd 10:45 p.m.

Sun Aug 2, 2015 10:53 pm Cardinal News

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued at 10:14 p.m. brought heavy rain but little cloud-to-ground lightning. Thunderstorm with tops at about 40,000 feet had been stable since development near Rockford during the hour’s track to the […]

Storm Summary for Chicagoland: Hail, Lightning Strikes, Heavy But Variable Rain

Wed May 21, 2014 12:03 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights faired well in last night’s storm. Isolated storms hit most of the area, but Arlington Heights rainfall amounted to less than 0.5 inch. Compared to Bolingbrook, which recorded 2.16 inches of rain, and […]

Hailstorm Chicago: Golf-Ball Sized Hail in Long Grove; Quarter-Sized Hail in Far North Arlington Heights

Sat Apr 12, 2014 08:28 pm Cardinal News

Golf ball-sized hail down to pea-sized hail was reported Saturday between 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in the northwest suburbs and northern Chicagoland. Quarter-sized hail (money, not quarter-inch) was reported in far north Arlington Heights. […]

Reed Timmer and Company Find a Large Tornado and Softball-Size Hail in South Dakota

Sun Jun 24, 2012 05:56 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Tornado with softball-size hail, and includes time-lapse of approach to Rear Flank Downdraft (RFD) of supercell that produced a large tornado. TVN storm chasers Reed Timmer, Dick McGowan, Chris Chittick and Chad Cowan intercepted […]

Raw Video: Hail Storm Hits Lakewood Shopping Center in Dallas

Thu Jun 14, 2012 06:21 pm Cardinal News

Isolated severe storms brewed in the heat of north Texas late Wednesday, pounding the Dallas area with hail as big as baseballs. The hail smashed car windshields and damaged businesses along with mobile homes. Business […]

Man Killed When Storm Rips Through Tent Near Busch Stadium After Cardinals Game

Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:41 pm Cardinal News

High winds swept through a beer tent where 200 people gathered after a Cardinals game Saturday, killing one and seriously injuring five others. The owner of the bar that hosted the crowd said lightning, not […]

Hail Drifts Two-to-Four Feet Deep Near Amarillo, Texas with Videos and Photos As Proof

Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:21 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Hail on a highway north of Amarillo, Texas (Video from Hank Schyma). A small, but intense thunderstorm struck ranch land between Amarillo, Texas and Dumas, Texas — about 25 miles north of Amarillo. In […]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fast-Moving Thunderstorm from Kane County Entering Cook County

Tue Sep 21, 2010 05:54 pm Cardinal News

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fast-Moving Thunderstorm from Kane County Entering Cook County SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 545 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010 A severe thunderstorm is headed toward Arlington Heights, Illinois […]

Severe Thunderstorms Across Northwest Suburbs Overnight, Twice

Mon Apr 5, 2010 10:14 pm Cardinal News

Update: Worst of last night’s storm is over. There were two Severe Thunderstorm Warnings associated with two storms overnight. Some hail about 10:40 p.m. Monday in Arlington Heights. Heaviest parts of the storm were on […]

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