United States · December 24, 2024

Hail map — December 24, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 1 state on December 24, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Cypress, TX.

Hail swath map for Cypress, TX on December 24, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Largest rendered swath of the day: Cypress, TX — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
States hit
1
Cities hit
2
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 December 24, 2024

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

Texas2 cities · 1.00″

Hardest hit on December 24, 2024

Cypress, TX1.00″ · quarterBryan, TX1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in the US on December 24, 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.

  • 2.75″ baseball size Public
    5 E Muldoon, TX10:38 PM CSTFayette County

    Baseball hail reported on FM 609 between Mach Road and Black Jack Lane. Time estimated by radar.

  • 2.50″ hen egg size Public
    Falls City, TX10:00 PM CSTKarnes County

    Social media picture of 2.5 inch hail.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    7 NE Caldwell, TX6:55 PM CSTBurleson County

    Corrects previous hail report from 7 NE Caldwell. Public report of 1.5-2 inch hail in Cooks Point from KBTX media - photos indicate hail measuring 2 inches.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    9 NE Elkhart, TX6:25 PM CSTAnderson County

    Corrects previous hail report from 9 NE Elkhart. Delayed report. Public report and photos showed ping pong to golf ball size hail fell around 625pm.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    9 NE Elkhart, TX7:15 PM CSTAnderson County

    Delayed report. Public report and photos showed ping pong to golf ball size hail fell around 715pm.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    Muldoon, TX10:26 PM CSTFayette County

    Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    3 WSW Cypress, TX3:30 PM CSTHarris County
  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    7 NE Caldwell, TX6:55 PM CSTBurleson County

    Public report of 1.5-2 hail in Cooks Point from KBTX media.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    1 WSW Cypress, TX3:20 PM CSTHarris County

    Reports of 1 inch to 1.25 inches of hail near Cypress, TX. Reports received via social media.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    7 ESE Waller, TX3:30 PM CSTHarris County

    Reports of 1 inch to 1.25 inches of hail near Cypress, TX. Reports received via social media.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    3 NE Elgin, TX6:31 PM CSTBastrop County

    1.25 inch hail reported by CoCoRaHS spotter.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    Lexington, TX7:41 PM CSTLee County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    7 SW Gholson, TX4:30 PM CSTMcLennan County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    2 NW UR089, TX7:45 PM CSTBrazos County

    Public report of quarter sized hail at FM 2818 and Highway 6 from KBTX media.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    Lexington, TX8:06 PM CSTLee County

Showing the 15 largest of 23 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 December 24, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 1 state on December 24, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Cypress, TX. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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