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Chicago weather: Photos show baseball-sized hail as severe storms sweep through Chicago area

By FOX Chicago Digital Staff
Published  March 10, 2026 6:31pm CDT
Severe Weather
FOX 32 Chicago

CHICAGO - A powerful storm system brought severe weather to the Chicago area late Tuesday afternoon with large hail, damaging winds and rainfall.

The Storm Prediction Center placed southern portions of the Chicagoland area under a Moderate Risk for severe weather, which is Level 4 out of 5.

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Chicago storm photos

What we know:

As storms moved through the Chicago area on Tuesday, FOX Chicago viewers captured images of the weather in action.

Hail, heavy rain falls in downtown Chicago

Hail, heavy rain falls in downtown Chicago

Fox Chicago's Dawn Hasbrouck shot video of heavy rainfall and hail in downtown Chicago on March 10, 2026.

Here are some of the images submitted by our viewers. Submit your photos here: wfldweatherphotos@fox.com

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Hail in Darien, IL. (Brendan Koch)

The Source: Information from this article was provided by the National Weather Service and FOX 32 meteorologists.

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