Hail map — May 18, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 10 cities across 2 states on May 18, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Boynton Beach, FL.
- States hit
- 2
- Cities hit
- 10
- 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 May 18, 2024
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on May 18, 2024
What people on the ground measured in the US on May 18, 2024
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicChelsea, WI4:19 PM CDTTaylor County
Corrects previous hail report from Chelsea. Size was determined from a picture on WAOW Facebook.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicBessemer, MI5:57 PM EDTGogebic County
Social media reports with pictures and videos of large hailstones. Time estimated by radar and size estimated by photos.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicIronwood, MI6:00 PM EDTGogebic County
Report via Twitter of 1.5 and 2 inch hail on a measuring tape. Measured after the storm had passed.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicChelsea, WI5:19 PM CDTTaylor County
Size was determined from a picture on WAOW Facebook.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 S Osseo, WI3:34 PM CDTTrempealeau County
half dollar to golf ball size hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 NE Irma, WI5:48 PM CDTLincoln County
2 Facebook reports of hail around golf ball size near Irma. One had a picture with the largest hailstone next to a ruler. Hail lasted up to 20 minutes. At one location, a grill and skylight were damaged.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 SSE Wisconsin Rapids, WI7:00 PM CDTWood County
2 Facebook reports of golf ball size hail on the south side of Wisconsin Rapids. Pictures available. Dents on vehicles reported.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public7 WNW Humbird, WI3:54 PM CDTJackson County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained SpotterFairchild, WI4:03 PM CDTEau Claire County
Trained spotter reported hail between 1 inch and 1.5 inches in diameter coating the ground.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public8 NNW Mercer, WI4:47 PM CDTIron County
Public report of hail ranging from Quarter to golf ball sized hail on Pine Lake in central Iron County.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicBessemer, MI5:52 PM EDTGogebic County
Picture via Facebook of two large hailstones next to a quarter. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 ENE Ironwood, MI6:06 PM EDTGogebic County
Picture received showing hailstones larger than a quarter. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter6 SSE Cornell, WI3:08 PM CDTChippewa County
Time estimated based on radar. Spotter also reported gusty winds but no large branches were down.
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicBessemer, MI5:52 PM EDTGogebic County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SSE Rib Lake, WI5:06 PM CDTTaylor County
Showing the 15 largest of 82 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 18, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 10 cities across 2 states on May 18, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Boynton Beach, FL. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.