United States · January 26, 2024

Hail map — January 26, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 1 state on January 26, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over West Albany, NY.

Hail swath map for West Albany, NY on January 26, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Largest rendered swath of the day: West Albany, NY 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
States hit
1
Cities hit
2
Largest stone
1.00
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
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 January 26, 2024

Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.

What people on the ground measured in the US on January 26, 2024

6 reports filed with the National Weather Service1 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.

  • 4.00 softball size Public
    1 E Newton, TX5:59 PM CSTNewton County

    Picture from Newton, TX showing large hail at least up to 4 inch diameter. Reported as 5 inch, but needs additional investigation.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Law Enforcement
    1 SE Kirbyville, TX5:35 PM CSTJasper County

    Jasper Co Sheriff Department received reports of hail in Kirbyville.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Trained Spotter
    1 SSE Robert Lee, TX5:14 PM CSTCoke County

    Ping pong ball size hail was reported, on Highway 208 just south of Robert Lee.

  • 1.34 half dollar size Law Enforcement
    Newton, TX6:05 PM CSTNewton County

    Newton County Sheriff Department reports golfball size hail which broke the windshield of a deputy's vehicle.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    8 W Robert Lee, TX4:45 PM CSTCoke County
  • 0.75 penny size Public
    4 NNW Labadieville, LA10:03 AM CSTAssumption County

    Video of penny sized hail near Supreme on social media via broadcast media.

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 January 26, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 1 state on January 26, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over West Albany, NY. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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