Hail map — May 12, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 9 cities across 2 states on May 12, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Killeen, TX.
- States hit
- 2
- Cities hit
- 9
- Largest stone
- 2.00″
- hen egg size
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- 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 12, 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 12, 2024
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public1 NNW Hamshire, TX12:38 PM CDTJefferson County
Several pictures from the public and media of large hail north of Hampshire.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public1 W Jennings, LA3:23 PM CDTJefferson Davis County
Photos submitted of large hail and a ruler. Looks to be a little less than 2.50 inches.
- 2.50″ hen egg size PublicJennings, LA3:30 PM CDTJefferson Davis County
Photo of 2.50 inch hail in downtown Jennings.
- 2.25″ hen egg size PublicJennings, LA3:43 PM CDTJefferson Davis County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.).
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media3 SSW Belton, TX9:08 AM CDTBell County
Delayed Report - Photo of golf ball to egg size hail from Belton.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media2 SSE Temple, TX9:20 AM CDTBell County
Photo of 2 inch hail in south Temple - delayed report.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public8 E Old River-Winfree, TX12:15 PM CDTChambers County
Picture of hailstone roughly the size of an egg reported on social media.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 W Groves, TX1:20 PM CDTJefferson County
Hail from golfball to hen egg size reported at Groves.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media1 NNE Jennings, LA3:35 PM CDTJefferson Davis County
Photo of hen egg size hail falling at Jennings.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 W Evangeline, LA3:40 PM CDTAcadia County
Pulbic sent several photos of large hail. Largest estimated size of near 2 1/4.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicIota, LA3:49 PM CDTAcadia County
Public report of 2.00 inch hail at Iota.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterBelton, TX9:06 AM CDTBell County
Delayed Report - Hail up to golf balls reported in Belton.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter4 NNE Temple, TX9:27 AM CDTBell County
Delayed report - Hail up to golf ball size reported in Temple.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicBleakwood, TX2:01 PM CDTNewton County
Photo received of Golf Ball size hail at Bleakwood.
- 1.75″ golf ball size NWS Employee2 NE Grand Lake, LA2:37 PM CDTCameron County
NWS employee reports golf ball size hail.
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 May 12, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 9 cities across 2 states on May 12, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Killeen, TX. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.