Hail map — August 9, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 15 cities across 5 states on August 9, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over New South Memphis, TN.
- States hit
- 5
- Cities hit
- 15
- 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 August 9, 2023
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on August 9, 2023
What people on the ground measured in the US on August 9, 2023
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 WNW Smoke Rise, AL5:23 PM CDTBlount County
Pics from Smoke Rise.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Fire Dept/Rescue1 WNW Hayden, AL5:33 PM CDTBlount County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Broadcast Media4 N Southeast Memphis, TN11:40 AM CDTShelby County
Corrects previous hail report from 3 NNE Southeast Memphis. Reported hail near Walnut Grove and White Station.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public4 E Mccarron, MI3:35 PM EDTChippewa County
Report via social media. Pictures of measured 1.5 inch hailstones on far north side of Neebish Island. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicFayetteville, AL9:27 PM CDTTalladega County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 SSW Wind Creek State, AL10:40 PM CDTTallapoosa County
Ping pong sized hail reported in the Willow Point/Our Town area.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 NNE Southeast Memphis, TN11:45 AM CDTShelby County
Reported hail near Walnut Grove and White Station.
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicRickwood Caverns, AL5:17 PM CDTBlount County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 W Russell Field Airpo, AL7:11 PM CDTTallapoosa County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public4 SSW Daviston, AL8:31 PM CDTTallapoosa County
Half dollar sized hail on Everglade Road, near Daviston. Pictures on social media.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained SpotterHoxie, AR9:38 PM CDTLawrence County
Trained spotter measured half dollar size hail (1.25 in).
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicSedgwick, AR9:45 PM CDTLawrence County
Half dollar size (1.25 in) hail reported in Sedgwick, AR.
- 1.00″ quarter size Law EnforcementHoisington, KS2:21 AM CDTBarton County
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media4 SSE Midtown Memphis, TN11:25 AM CDTShelby County
Quarter size hail reported near Lamar Ave and I-240.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 NW Southeast Memphis, TN11:27 AM CDTShelby County
Quarter size hail reported at the University of Memphis.
Showing the 15 largest of 32 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 August 9, 2023
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 15 cities across 5 states on August 9, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over New South Memphis, TN. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.