United States · April 26, 2024

Hail map — April 26, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 15 cities across 4 states on April 26, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Omaha, NE.

Hail swath map for Omaha, NE on April 26, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Largest rendered swath of the day: Omaha, NE 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
States hit
4
Cities hit
15
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 April 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 April 26, 2024

15 reports filed with the National Weather Service4 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.

  • 3.00 baseball size CO-OP Observer
    Mount Ayr, IA7:45 PM CDTRinggold County

    Corrects previous hail report from Mount Ayr.

  • 3.00 baseball size CO-OP Observer
    Mount Ayr, IA8:03 PM CDTRinggold County
  • 2.75 baseball size Public
    3 ESE Ceresco, NE3:02 PM CDTSaunders County

    Corrects previous hail report from 3 ESE Ceresco. Corrects previous hail report from 3 ESE Ceresco for wrong date. Delayed report from 4/26.

  • 2.75 baseball size Emergency Mngr
    Nemaha, NE5:02 PM CDTNemaha County
  • 2.50 hen egg size Public
    3 E Davey, NE2:54 PM CDTLancaster County

    delayed report time estimated by radar.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    Papillion, NE4:45 PM CDTSarpy County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    4 W Girard, TX1:34 AM CDTKent County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Trained Spotter
    2 NE Kennedale, TX12:10 PM CDTTarrant County

    Golf ball hail reported at Little Rd and I20 in SE Fort Worth.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    Ravenna, NE12:10 PM CDTBuffalo County

    Also reports of dime to half-dollar size hail in Ravenna.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    2 NE Arlington, TX12:19 PM CDTTarrant County

    Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    6 W Cedar Rapids, NE2:15 PM CDTBoone County

    Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

  • 1.75 golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    Ulysses, NE2:35 PM CDTButler County

    Butler County Emergency Manager reported golf ball sized hail in downtown Ulysses.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    5 NW Lincoln, NE2:48 PM CDTLancaster County

    Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    5 NNW Lincoln, NE2:48 PM CDTLancaster County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    3 E Baileyville, KS4:11 PM CDTNemaha County

    Emergency Manager reported golf ball size hail.

Showing the 15 largest of 101 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 26, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 15 cities across 4 states on April 26, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Omaha, NE. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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