Hail map — July 7, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 10 cities across 6 states on July 7, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Council Bluffs, IA.
- States hit
- 6
- Cities hit
- 10
- 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.
Work your area on the live hail map
- 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
One state, one user, everything included. $79/mo, cancel anytime.
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 addressFree, 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 July 7, 2024
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on July 7, 2024
What people on the ground measured in the US on July 7, 2024
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public7 ENE Platte Center, NE6:42 AM CDTPlatte County
Nickel up to golf ball size hail. Shredded crops.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Amateur Radio1 NNW Woodrow, CO3:29 PM MDTWashington County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public16 W Forder, CO4:15 PM MDTLincoln County
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicSeibert, CO5:13 PM MDTKit Carson County
Pea to golf ball hail was ongoing, but slowing down over the location after a duration of 5 minutes as of 5:17 pm.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterCrescent, IA6:20 PM CDTPottawattamie County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public5 SW Stratton, CO5:30 PM MDTKit Carson County
Accumulating hail estimated to be golf ball in size. Hail was covering the ground. Timing estimated via radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public7 ENE Platte Center, NE6:42 PM CDTPlatte County
Corrects time of previous hail report from 7 ENE Platte Center. Nickel up to golf ball size hail. Shredded crops.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter4 SE Colorado City, CO5:48 PM MDTPueblo County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 SSE Garden City, KS1:03 AM CDTFinney County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 SSE Security, CO3:03 PM MDTEl Paso County
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicSpringlake, TX5:47 PM CDTLamb County
1.25-1.50 inches.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public4 NW Seibert, CO5:05 PM MDTKit Carson County
estimating ping pong ball size hail and around 50 mph winds at location of CR Y and 13.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 W Vona, CO5:14 PM MDTKit Carson County
Exact location on I-70 (39.2943, -102.7903) and time taken from dash cam. Ping pong sized hail damaged car (shattered windshield, numerous dents).
- 1.50″ half dollar size Broadcast MediaCripple Creek, CO5:20 PM MDTTeller County
Hail size and time is estimated based on a picture from social media.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Emergency Mngr4 NE Council Bluffs, IA6:57 PM CDTPottawattamie County
Showing the 15 largest of 69 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 July 7, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 10 cities across 6 states on July 7, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Council Bluffs, IA. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.