Elgin, IL Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Elgin, Illinois over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Elgin, Illinois storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Elgin — home to roughly 114,701 residents in Kane County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 199 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Elgin in the trailing 12 months — 127 wind events and 72 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 85 mph. Kane County as a whole recorded 130 events (77 wind · 53 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Elgin
- July 27, 2026 — 39 recorded events · 12 wind · 27 hail
- March 13, 2026 — 13 recorded events · 13 wind
- April 14, 2026 — 13 recorded events · 1 wind · 12 hail
- April 27, 2026 — 12 recorded events · 12 wind
- August 11, 2026 — 12 recorded events · 12 wind
Elgin hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Elgin or severe wind in Elgin? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Illinois — including the Elgin metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Kane County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Elgin weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Elgin address, and the Address Lookup adds free Elgin wind history and free Elgin hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Elgin storm data download
The Elgin dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Kane County totals above. Statewide files are on the Illinois storm data page.
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About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.