Hail map — May 6, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 9 cities across 7 states on May 6, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Tallahassee, FL.
- States hit
- 7
- Cities hit
- 9
- 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 May 6, 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 May 6, 2024
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.
- 4.00″ softball size Trained Spotter7 NNE Moonlight, KS8:26 PM CDTDickinson County
- 4.00″ softball size Trained Spotter7 N Moonlight, KS8:29 PM CDTDickinson County
- 3.00″ baseball size Public4 SSW Claflin, KS4:40 PM CDTBarton County
Delayed report, via image on social media (X).
- 3.00″ baseball size Emergency Mngr7 NE Moonlight, KS8:28 PM CDTDickinson County
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter3 S Canton, OK6:10 PM CDTBlaine County
Twitter photo with noted melting; time estimated based on radar.
- 2.75″ baseball size Emergency Mngr4 E Riley, KS8:52 PM CDTRiley County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Law EnforcementClaflin, KS4:51 PM CDTBarton County
Corrects time on previous hail report from Claflin.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Law EnforcementClaflin, KS5:06 PM CDTBarton County
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicCollege Grove, TN4:09 PM CDTWilliamson County
Social media report.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public9 NNW Bell Buckle, TN4:48 PM CDTRutherford County
Social media picture.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicClaflin, KS4:50 PM CDTBarton County
Picture messaged to NWS.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicMoonlight, KS8:14 PM CDTDickinson County
Estimated from social media photo.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public2 NW Keats, KS8:50 PM CDTRiley County
Social media photo. Radar estimated time.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency MngrZurich, KS2:38 PM CDTRooks County
Quarter, Ping Pong and Golf Ball size hail reported in Zurich.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 ESE Offerle, KS2:46 PM CDTEdwards County
Report received from social media.
Showing the 15 largest of 145 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 May 6, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 9 cities across 7 states on May 6, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Tallahassee, FL. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.