Hail map — April 17, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 11 cities across 4 states on April 17, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Columbus, OH.
- States hit
- 4
- Cities hit
- 11
- 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 April 17, 2024
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on April 17, 2024
What people on the ground measured in the US on April 17, 2024
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 7 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.
- 2.75″ baseball size Emergency Mngr1 ESE Paxico, KS11:24 PM CDTWabaunsee County
Between mile markers 332 to 333 along I-70.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Cocorahs3 W South Bloomfield, OH6:05 PM EDTPickaway County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 W Stoutsville, OH6:58 PM EDTPickaway County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter6 NE Dover, KS12:15 AM CDTShawnee County
- 1.50″ half dollar size NWS Employee7 SSE Silver Lake, KS12:15 AM CDTShawnee County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter7 WSW Topeka, KS12:16 AM CDTShawnee County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public6 SSE Silver Lake, KS12:16 AM CDTShawnee County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 NNW Holt, MI1:59 PM EDTIngham County
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicDarbyville, OH6:19 PM EDTPickaway County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 W Parker, PA7:49 PM EDTButler County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 W Parker, PA7:51 PM EDTButler County
Corrects previous hail report from 2 W Parker. Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained SpotterClyde, KS11:29 PM CDTCloud County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicHartford City, IN12:47 PM EDTBlackford County
Several pictures and reports of hail up to at least the size of quarters in and around Hartford City.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 S Rossville, KS11:58 AM CDTShawnee County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 E Dimondale, MI1:47 PM EDTEaton County
Showing the 15 largest of 71 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 April 17, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 11 cities across 4 states on April 17, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Columbus, OH. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.