Hail map — July 28, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 60 cities across 15 states on July 28, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Milwaukee, WI.
- States hit
- 15
- Cities hit
- 60
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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States hit on July 28, 2023
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on July 28, 2023
Showing the 24 largest of 60 cities hit. The rest are under their state above.
What people on the ground measured in the US on July 28, 2023
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 4.50″ softball size Public1 ESE Fremont, NE5:22 PM CDTDodge County
Picture of a hailstone compared to a dollar bill. Delayed report.
- 4.00″ softball size Broadcast Media1 NE Saronville, NE6:18 PM CDTClay County
Report via the Media. Time estimated from radar.
- 4.00″ softball size Public2 E West Salem, WI7:52 PM CDTLa Crosse County
Social media photo with rulers for reference.
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter2 E Fremont, NE5:23 PM CDTDodge County
Photo sent, measured with a ruler. Delayed report.
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter3 NE Bloomer, WI6:12 PM CDTChippewa County
Spiky hail. Most hail stones were 2 in diameter but the largest was 3 in from spike to spike.
- 3.00″ baseball size PublicSaronville, NE6:20 PM CDTClay County
3.25 inch Hail reported via Facebook with picture of multiple stones along side a tape measure.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public1 NW West Salem, WI6:45 PM CDTLa Crosse County
Verified by picture.
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained SpotterGalesville, WI7:19 PM CDTTrempealeau County
Measured and confirmed with photo.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public1 NW West Salem, WI7:45 PM CDTLa Crosse County
Corrects previous hail report from 1 NW West Salem. Verified by picture.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 ENE Fremont, NE5:17 PM CDTDodge County
- 2.75″ baseball size Public1 SE Fremont, NE5:19 PM CDTDodge County
2.5 to 3 inch hail.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public2 N Elkhorn, NE5:55 PM CDTDouglas County
Photo sent. Measured with a ruler. Delayed report.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter3 N Denver, IA6:23 PM CDTBremer County
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 E Holmen, WI6:33 PM CDTLa Crosse County
- 2.75″ baseball size PublicBangor, WI6:52 PM CDTLa Crosse County
Showing the 15 largest of 217 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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US hail on July 28, 2023
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 60 cities across 15 states on July 28, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Milwaukee, WI. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.