Hail map — May 16, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 9 cities across 3 states on May 16, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Odessa, TX.
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- States hit
- 3
- Cities hit
- 9
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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States hit on May 16, 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 16, 2024
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained observers 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 Trained Spotter10 NNW Texon, TX4:55 PM CDTReagan County
3 inch diameter hail measured, photo via Twitter/X.
- 2.75″ baseball size Storm Chaser6 N Barnhart, TX6:05 PM CDTIrion County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public3 WNW Odessa, TX5:42 PM CDTEctor County
Time estimated by radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Storm ChaserMason, TX8:50 PM CDTMason County
Golf ball and larger hail across Mason.
- 1.75″ golf ball size CO-OP Observer9 SE Floydada, TX1:25 AM CDTFloyd County
Time estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter1 NNE Parsons, KS1:36 AM CDTLabette County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public9 S Lockett, TX3:41 AM CDTWilbarger County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterSnyder, TX12:43 PM CDTScurry County
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicOdessa, TX5:50 PM CDTEctor County
golf ball sized hail observed at University and Grandview in Odessa.
- 1.75″ golf ball size CO-OP ObserverMedina, TX11:45 PM CDTBandera County
2 minutes of hail with max size of golfballs.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 SW Lockett, TX3:38 AM CDTWilbarger County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public11 WSW Mertzon, TX6:14 PM CDTIrion County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 N Menard, TX8:02 PM CDTMenard County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public4 W Hext, TX8:18 PM CDTMenard County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public4 W Stiles, TX5:00 PM CDTReagan County
Public photo shared of half dollar size hail.
Showing the 15 largest of 48 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.
Other hail days
US hail on May 16, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 9 cities across 3 states on May 16, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Odessa, TX. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.