Huntley, Illinois Hail Report and Map: July 4, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) July 4, 2026

Was there hail in Huntley, IL on July 4, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 1.78 inches inside the town limits of Huntley on July 4, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 47% of the town. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 1:40 p.m. and 2:25 p.m. CT on July 4, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Huntley, IL on July 4, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	July 4, 2026 (Saturday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.78 inches; strongest part of the swath about 13 miles northwest of Elgin, IL
Maximum radar estimate inside Huntley	1.78 inches
Share of Huntley with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	47%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 1:40 p.m. and 2:25 p.m. CT on July 4, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	McHenry County (22 sq mi), Kane County (11 sq mi) and Boone County (8 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 40 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 5 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on July 4, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Huntley, IL	McHenry County	1.78 inches	47%
Hampshire, IL	Kane County	1.18 inches	25%
Marengo, IL	McHenry County	0.75 inch	11%

Towns near the hail

The strongest part of the swath was within 15 miles of these towns. Distances and directions run from each town to that part of the swath.

Lake in the Hills, IL: strongest radar estimates about 8 miles west of town
Elgin, IL: strongest radar estimates about 13 miles northwest of town
Crystal Lake, IL: strongest radar estimates about 10 miles southwest of town
Carpentersville, IL: strongest radar estimates about 11 miles west of town
Algonquin, IL: strongest radar estimates about 9 miles west of town
Woodstock, IL: strongest radar estimates about 11 miles south of town
South Elgin, IL: strongest radar estimates about 14 miles northwest of town
Cary, IL: strongest radar estimates about 13 miles west of town

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 1:40 p.m. and 2:25 p.m. CT on July 4, 2026. We used 29 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

This report shares at least one town with the report for July 3, 2026. Storm dates run from midnight to midnight Eastern time, so a late-evening storm farther west can appear under two dates. See the Joliet, IL report for July 3, 2026.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.