Hail map — September 8, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 57 cities across 11 states on September 8, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Port Arthur, TX.
- States hit
- 11
- Cities hit
- 57
- 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 September 8, 2023
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on September 8, 2023
Showing the 24 largest of 57 cities hit. The rest are under their state above.
What people on the ground measured in the US on September 8, 2023
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter4 WSW Westmoreland, NH4:02 PM EDTCheshire County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 NE Browns Mills, NJ4:08 PM EDTBurlington County
Social media photo of ping pong ball sized hail in Browns Mills. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicBrowns Mills, NJ4:38 PM EDTBurlington County
Social media photo of ping pong ball sized hail in Browns Mills. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size NWS Office3 NW Dulles Internation, VA6:35 PM EDTLoudoun County
Another round of quarter to ping pong ball size hail was observed at the NWS Sterling Office between 6:35 and 6:40 PM.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Law Enforcement1 SSE Clarksville, TX7:08 PM CDTRed River County
Corrects previous hail report from 1 SSE Clarksville.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public5 W Owanka, SD7:48 PM CDTPennington County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Law Enforcement1 SSE Clarksville, TX7:53 PM CDTRed River County
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicHuguenot, NY2:40 PM EDTRichmond County
Half dollar hail reported in Annadale on Staten Island.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained SpotterLong Valley, NJ5:05 PM EDTMorris County
Photos from trained spotter showed hail as large as half dollar size in Long Valley. Hail fell for 5 minutes.
- 1.25″ half dollar size NWS Office3 NW Dulles Internation, VA6:00 PM EDTLoudoun County
Hail of up to half dollar size was observed for about 15 minutes from 6:00 to 6:15 PM at the NWS Office in Sterling. Hail covered the ground.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter3 WSW Sterling Park, VA6:10 PM EDTLoudoun County
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicUpper Track, WV7:45 PM EDTPendleton County
Public relayed image of half dollar size hail at Upper Tract. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr2 NNW Independence, KS2:57 AM CDTMontgomery County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 S Seneca, MO4:30 AM CDTNewton County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public6 NW Anderson, MO4:31 AM CDTMcDonald County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
Showing the 15 largest of 119 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 September 8, 2023
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 57 cities across 11 states on September 8, 2023. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Port Arthur, TX. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.