Hail in Barrington · Jul 27, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 27, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Barrington has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 92 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
Evidence / storm surfaces
How Barrington saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
The storm in context
Where Jul 27, 2026 sits in Barrington's hail record.
This was Barrington's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 24 days after the Jul 3, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Barrington at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 27, 2026 convective day was bigger than Barrington: the same system put hail over 803 other tracked cities, 130 of them in Illinois. Nearest: South Barrington (0 miles north, up to 1.5"); Hoffman Estates (5 miles east, up to 1.75"); Dundee (5 miles west, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 5 Barrington storm dates on a live map — both surfaces, the reports, and a replay — and the same map is where you draw the swath. This page rebuilds nightly.
Ground reports
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Barrington. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Barrington roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$479M
Potential roof exposure — 39,889 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 199 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$3M
Close just 0.5% of the 39,889 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.
Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $8,377 on top of the $150 plan.
Barrington hail history
Other storms in Barrington.
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 14, 2026
0.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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