July 27 Midwest Storm: 4-Inch Hail and 100 MPH Winds
Published July 28, 2026 | Status: Preliminary and subject to official updates The July 27, 2026 Midwest storm placed an estimated 2,436,961 homes inside a hail swath with a modeled maximum hail size of 4 inches. An estimated 1,356,756 homes were inside a destructive-wind swath with maximum indicated winds of 100 mph. In the Chicago…