Hail map — July 16, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 12 cities across 8 states on July 16, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Syracuse, NY.

- States hit
- 8
- Cities hit
- 12
- 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 16, 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 16, 2024
What people on the ground measured in the US on July 16, 2024
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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 Public4.4 SSE Johnstown, NE4:32 PM CDTBrown County
Hail lasted for 10 minutes.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter15 N Brewster, NE5:25 PM CDTBrown County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 N Anselmo, NE6:40 PM CDTCuster County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public5 SSW Miller, NE8:05 PM CDTDawson County
Public report of golf ball size hail. Location estimated to be near the Dawson and Buffalo County line between Sumner and Elm Creek.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicSpearville, KS8:56 PM CDTFord County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 S Ford, KS9:40 PM CDTFord County
- 1.25″ half dollar size 911 Call CenterRensselaer, MO5:15 AM CDTRalls County
Sent via NWSChat with picture, time reported from 911 call center.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 ESE Johnstown, NE4:25 PM CDTBrown County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 E Maxwell, NE6:18 PM CDTLincoln County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SSE Gates, NE6:25 PM CDTCuster County
Delayed report via social media.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Fire Dept/Rescue8 S Elm Creek, NE8:41 PM CDTPhelps County
In addition to the flipped irrigation pivot near HWY 183 and 744 Road, severe crop damage from wind driven quarter to half dollar size hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public6 SW Rockwell, NC3:10 PM EDTCabarrus County
Hail from marble to quarter sized.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SW Sinking Spring, PA4:37 PM EDTBerks County
Report from mPing. Time updated based on radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public8 NNW Pearlington, MS4:18 PM CDTHancock County
Delayed. Picture of hail estimated to be about quarter size north of Gainesville, MS near Stennis Space Center.
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur RadioLenox, MA5:41 PM EDTBerkshire County
Showing the 15 largest of 26 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 16, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 12 cities across 8 states on July 16, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Syracuse, NY. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.