How big was the hail on July 13, 2024?

The maximum estimated stone size anywhere in the country that day was 2.00 inches, over Saint Cloud, MN. 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.

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United States · July 13, 2024

Hail map — July 13, 2024

Name: US hail map — July 13, 2024
Creator: HailMate

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 22 cities across 3 states on July 13, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Saint Cloud, MN.

Hail swath map for Saint Cloud, MN on July 13, 2024 showing 2.00 inch hail. — Largest rendered swath of the day: Saint Cloud, MN — 2.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.

States hit: 3
Cities hit: 22
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 July 13, 2024

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

Minnesota19 cities · 2.00″New York2 cities · 1.00″Indiana1 city · 1.00″

What people on the ground measured in the US on July 13, 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.

4.00″ softball size Public
11 N Hays, MT3:30 PM MDTBlaine County
Corrects previous hail report from 11 N Hays. Lots of baseball size hail with a few softball size hail mixed in. Lots of wind. Time approximated from radar and corrected.
4.00″ softball size Public
11 N Hays, MT4:00 PM MDTBlaine County
Lots of baseball size hail with a few softball size hail mixed in. Lots of wind.
3.50″ baseball size Trained Spotter
5 SSW Nerstrand, MN5:05 PM CDTRice County
Found at 510 pm with time it fell estimated based on radar.
3.50″ baseball size Amateur Radio
3 ESE Monticello, MN12:10 AM CDTWright County
Sent with a picture showing the hail by a measuring tape.
3.00″ baseball size Broadcast Media
Poniatowski, WI3:15 PM CDTMarathon County
Hail size estimated based on picture.
3.00″ baseball size Public
18 N Kremlin, MT3:15 PM MDTHill County
Report on social media. Location estimated based on the report time given by the public and radar data.
3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter
2 NNE Monticello, MN12:29 AM CDTSherburne County
Phoned in report.
2.75″ baseball size Public
1 ENE Havre, MT4:30 PM MDTHill County
Report of golf ball to baseball size hail that lasted from about 420 PM to 430 PM. Hail completely covered the ground.
2.50″ hen egg size Public
Lodge Pole, MT3:50 PM MDTBlaine County
Reported via Facebook. Egg to Tennis Ball sized hail caused damage to windows. Time approximated based on radar.
2.00″ hen egg size Public
1 SW Wood Lake, MN8:00 AM CDTYellow Medicine County
Caller noted a lot of corn damage associated with hail.
2.00″ hen egg size Public
3 W Poniatowski, WI3:15 PM CDTMarathon County
2.00″ hen egg size Public
1 ENE Havre, MT4:35 PM MDTHill County
Report from social media showing golf ball to egg sized hail that lasted from 423 PM to 435 PM. Public reported 0.2 inches of rain with the storm.
2.00″ hen egg size County Official
1 SE Rollingstone, MN5:47 PM CDTWinona County
2.00″ hen egg size Public
1 W Minnesota City, MN5:47 PM CDTWinona County
2.00″ hen egg size Public
Goodview, MN5:52 PM CDTWinona County

Showing the 15 largest of 96 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 July 13, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 22 cities across 3 states on July 13, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Saint Cloud, MN. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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