How big was the hail on May 31, 2024?

The maximum estimated stone size anywhere in the country that day was 1.50 inches, over Hobbs, NM. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath, so a city's figure is the largest radar estimated anywhere within about 5 miles of it.

Where does this hail data come from?

NOAA MRMS radar, specifically the Maximum Estimated Size of Hail product, ingested directly from the public NOAA archive. It runs about a quarter of an inch against ground truth, which makes it good for deciding where to look and not a substitute for an inspection.

Does this mean roofs were damaged?

Radar measures stone size, not damage. Whether a particular roof was damaged depends on stone size, wind direction, roof age and material — only an inspection settles it. These figures tell you where it is worth looking.

How do I see the actual swath on a map?

A HailMate plan puts a whole state on a real interactive map, with this swath and three years of others already on it. From $79/mo, and the canvassing tools come with it.

United States · May 31, 2024

Hail map — May 31, 2024

Name: US hail map — May 31, 2024
Creator: HailMate

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 5 cities across 3 states on May 31, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Hobbs, NM.

Hail swath map for Hobbs, NM on May 31, 2024 showing 1.50 inch hail. — Largest rendered swath of the day: Hobbs, NM — 1.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.

States hit: 3
Cities hit: 5
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.

Roofing contractors

Work your area on the live hail map

HailMate's canvassing map: hail swaths colour-banded by stone size, from yellow through red to purple, laid over a satellite view of a Texas territory, with hail swath and territory controls.

Your whole state at street level, with this storm already on it
Three years of hail swaths, filterable by stone size
GPS door-knocking, pins, jobs and estimates — the full loop, not a preview
Month-to-month, cancel anytime

Get started

One state, one user, everything included. $79/mo, cancel anytime.

Homeowners

Did hail hit your address?

This page covers your area as a whole. Check your own address to see every storm on record for your roof — the date and the stone size for each one — and we'll email you the full report to keep.

Check my address

Free, and no account needed to look it up. If hail did hit, you can ask for a free inspection from a vetted local roofer.

States hit on May 31, 2024

Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.

New Mexico1 city · 1.50″Texas3 cities · 1.00″Kansas1 city · 1.00″

Hardest hit on May 31, 2024

Hobbs, NM1.50″ · half dollar Waco, TX1.00″ · quarter League City, TX1.00″ · quarter Dodge City, KS1.00″ · quarter Kerrville, TX1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in the US on May 31, 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.

2.75″ baseball size NWS Employee
2 NW Dickinson, TX7:10 AM CDTGalveston County
NWS forecasters collected numerous hailstones around the forecast office. The largest piece of hail was measured at 2.75 inches.
2.75″ baseball size Fire Dept/Rescue
2 SE Voca, TX5:50 PM CDTMcCulloch County
Baseball size hail, power lines broken, and large oak trees down reported in southeast of Voca, TX.
2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter
Voca, TX5:57 PM CDTMcCulloch County
baseball size hail in Vocal.
2.50″ hen egg size Emergency Mngr
1 E Hobbs, NM10:08 PM MDTLea County
Hail up to the size of tennis balls was called in by retired spotter/emergency manager David Hooten for the city of Hobbs near Taos, Copper, and Grimes Streets.
2.25″ hen egg size Storm Chaser
9 S Limon, CO6:54 PM MDTLincoln County
Corrects previous hail report from 9 S Limon.
2.25″ hen egg size Storm Chaser
9 S Limon, CO7:01 PM MDTLincoln County
2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
2 WNW Dickinson, TX6:50 AM CDTGalveston County
Spotter report with photo.
2.00″ hen egg size Public
2 SW Limon, CO6:18 PM MDTElbert County
1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter
2 NE League City, TX6:55 AM CDTGalveston County
1.75″ golf ball size Public
11 N Palacios, TX7:00 AM CDTMatagorda County
Multiple reports of golf ball size hail and possible hail related damage in the Blessing area. The golf ball size estimate came from pictures submitted by the public.
1.75″ golf ball size Public
11 N Palacios, TX7:30 AM CDTMatagorda County
Corrects the reported time from 7AM to 730AM. Multiple reports of golf ball size hail and possible hail related damage in the Blessing area. The golf ball size estimate came from pictures submitted by the public.
1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter
2 SE Voca, TX5:42 PM CDTMcCulloch County
Trained spotter reported in golf ball size hail that was getting larger, possibly up to tennis ball, started breaking windows on house.
1.75″ golf ball size Fire Dept/Rescue
9 WNW Dora, NM6:12 PM MDTRoosevelt County
Elida Fire Department reported golf ball size hail.
1.75″ golf ball size Storm Chaser
4 SE Cedar Point, CO6:23 PM MDTElbert County
1.75″ golf ball size Public
1 NNE Hobbs, NM8:52 PM MDTLea County

Showing the 15 largest of 52 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

August 19, 202620 cities · 2.00″August 18, 20266 cities · 1.50″August 17, 20266 cities · 1.00″August 16, 202610 cities · 1.50″August 15, 20268 cities · 1.50″August 14, 202611 cities · 2.00″August 13, 202616 cities · 2.00″August 12, 202610 cities · 1.50″August 11, 202633 cities · 2.00″August 10, 202623 cities · 1.50″August 9, 202649 cities · 1.50″August 8, 20265 cities · 1.50″

Every state with hail on record →

FAQ

US hail on May 31, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 5 cities across 3 states on May 31, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Hobbs, NM. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

Knock the streets this storm hit

Your whole state at street level, with this swath already on the map — $79/mo, cancel anytime.

One state, everything included · from $79/mo · month-to-month, cancel anytime