Hail map — August 29, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 28 cities across 9 states on August 29, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Germantown, MD.
- States hit
- 9
- Cities hit
- 28
- 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 August 29, 2024
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on August 29, 2024
Showing the 24 largest of 28 cities hit. The rest are under their state above.
What people on the ground measured in the US on August 29, 2024
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 9 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.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public2 SSE Countryside, VA4:48 PM EDTLoudoun County
Hail 2.5 inches in diameter reported on Ridgetop Circle in Sterling. Numerous vehicles with broken windshields.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media2 ESE Countryside, VA4:51 PM EDTLoudoun County
Delayed Report. Numerous reports recieved from public, broadcast media showing hail up to at least 2 inches in diameter in the Cascades area. Hail measured 2.3 inch on Terrie Drive in Sterling.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 N Sterling Park, VA4:55 PM EDTLoudoun County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr3 NW Mill Hall, PA6:52 PM EDTClinton County
reported via EMA video.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicTurtle Lake, ND1:05 AM CDTMcLean County
Photos relayed through broadcast media.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 ESE Countryside, VA4:56 PM EDTLoudoun County
Ping pong ball sized hail near the intersection of Algonkian Pkwy and Countryside Blvd.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained SpotterBoyds, MD5:12 PM EDTMontgomery County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 SW Germantown, MD5:31 PM EDTMontgomery County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Emergency MngrBerlin, PA4:25 PM EDTSomerset County
- 1.25″ half dollar size NWS Employee1 ENE Holly Corner, VA6:43 PM EDTStafford County
Half-dollar sized hail near Holly Corner.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 ENE Roswell, GA8:45 PM EDTFulton County
Trained spotter called and reported Half Dollar size hail at the intersections of Old Roswell Rd and Westside parkway.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 SW Alpharetta, GA8:50 PM EDTFulton County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SSE Alpharetta, GA8:50 PM EDTFulton County
Half Dollar size Hail reported at the intersection of Haynes Bridge Rd and Westside Parkway.
- 1.00″ quarter size Law EnforcementSaint Paul, NE2:08 PM CDTHoward County
Report via county dispatch.
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr4 N Round Lake, MN2:25 PM CDTNobles County
Showing the 15 largest of 31 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 August 29, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 28 cities across 9 states on August 29, 2024. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Germantown, MD. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.