United States · October 24, 2024

Hail map — October 24, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 city across 1 state on October 24, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Topeka, KS.

Hail swath map for Topeka, KS on October 24, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Largest rendered swath of the day: Topeka, KS 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
States hit
1
Cities hit
1
Largest stone
1.00
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
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 October 24, 2024

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

Hardest hit on October 24, 2024

What people on the ground measured in the US on October 24, 2024

15 reports filed with the National Weather Service6 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 Law Enforcement
    3 SSE Clear Lake, IA4:53 PM CDTCerro Gordo County
  • 1.50 half dollar size Public
    4 NNW Gower, MO6:06 PM CDTBuchanan County

    Delayed report. Social media report and photos of hail up to ping pong ball sized northwest of Gower. Time and location estimated from radar.

  • 1.25 half dollar size Public
    1 NE Trimble, MO6:21 PM CDTClinton County

    Delayed social media report and photo of hail up to half dollar size near Smithville Reservoir. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Law Enforcement
    1 ESE Clear Lake, IA4:54 PM CDTCerro Gordo County

    Via Clear Lake Police.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    Mason City, IA5:02 PM CDTCerro Gordo County

    Just south of downtown.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    Trimble, MO6:20 PM CDTClinton County

    Spotter reported quarter sized hail between 620-624 pm.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Wamego, KS6:38 PM CDTPottawatomie County
  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    5 N Elmira, MO7:04 PM CDTCaldwell County

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time corrected from radar data.

  • 1.00 quarter size Emergency Mngr
    Lancaster, KS7:43 PM CDTAtchison County
  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    2 SW Williamstown, IA8:00 PM CDTJohnson County
  • 1.00 quarter size Fire Dept/Rescue
    5 S Ozawkie, KS8:11 PM CDTJefferson County

    Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Platte City, MO8:51 PM CDTPlatte County

    Delayed social media report. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    1 S New Virginia, IA8:55 PM CDTWarren County

    Via social media.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    1 NW East Amana, IA9:17 PM CDTIowa County
  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    Orion, IL9:58 PM CDTHenry County

    Lots of dime size hail and a couple stones the size of quarters.

Showing the 15 largest of 50 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 October 24, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 city across 1 state on October 24, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Topeka, KS. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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