How big was the hail on April 26, 2025?

The maximum estimated stone size anywhere in the country that day was 2.00 inches, over Lawton, OK. 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 · April 26, 2025

Hail map — April 26, 2025

Name: US hail map — April 26, 2025
Creator: HailMate

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 2 states on April 26, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Lawton, OK.

Hail swath map for Lawton, OK on April 26, 2025 showing 2.00 inch hail. — Largest rendered swath of the day: Lawton, OK — 2.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.

States hit: 2
Cities hit: 2
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 April 26, 2025

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

Oklahoma1 city · 2.00″New Mexico1 city · 1.50″

Hardest hit on April 26, 2025

Lawton, OK2.00″ · hen egg Hobbs, NM1.50″ · half dollar

What people on the ground measured in the US on April 26, 2025

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.

5.00″ softball size Storm Chaser
5 SE Fort Stockton, TX8:15 PM CDTPecos County
Storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski reported 5 inch hail SE of Fort Stockton, TX.
2.75″ baseball size Emergency Mngr
1 W Fort Stockton, TX8:06 PM CDTPecos County
Baseball sized hail reported on the west side of the city of Fort Stockton, TX at approximately 01:06Z.
2.50″ hen egg size Emergency Mngr
FM 1776 2 1/2 S US 285, TX6:50 PM CDTPecos County
An Emergency Manager in Pecos County reported golf ball and tennis ball sized hail.
2.50″ hen egg size Storm Chaser
8 NNE Bitter Lake Wildl, NM6:05 PM MDTChaves County
2.50″ hen egg size Emergency Mngr
I-10 254 mm, TX7:22 PM CDTPecos County
Emergency manager reported tennis ball size hail on I-10 at mm 254 west of Fort Stockton.
2.50″ hen egg size Broadcast Media
Fort Stockton, TX8:05 PM CDTPecos County
KWES reported tennis ball sized hail in the city of Fort Stockton, TX.
2.00″ hen egg size Fire Dept/Rescue
1 N Pecos, TX5:47 PM CDTReeves County
Multiple reports of Golf ball to Hen Egg size hail in Pecos. Time verified by reports and radar.
2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
9 SE Variadero, NM5:15 PM MDTSan Miguel County
2.00″ hen egg size Fire Dept/Rescue
1 N Pecos, TX6:47 PM CDTReeves County
Corrects previous hail report from 1 N Pecos. Multiple reports of Golf ball to Hen Egg size hail in Pecos. Time verified by reports and radar.
2.00″ hen egg size Public
1 N Pyote, TX7:55 PM CDTWard County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).
2.00″ hen egg size Storm Chaser
2 E Tatum, NM7:50 PM MDTLea County
A storm chaser reported 2 inch hail approximately 2.4 miles to the east of Tatum, NM and blew out windshield of vehicle.
1.75″ golf ball size Public
3 SW Lawton, OK7:11 AM CDTComanche County
1.75″ golf ball size Fire Dept/Rescue
3 WNW Lawton, OK7:30 AM CDTComanche County
1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media
1 SSW Pecos, TX5:38 PM CDTReeves County
Golf ball size hail reported per broadcast media source. Time estimated by radar and report.
1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media
1 SSW Pecos, TX6:38 PM CDTReeves County
Corrects previous hail report from 1 SSW Pecos. Golf ball size hail reported per broadcast media source. Time estimated by radar and report.

Showing the 15 largest of 47 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 April 26, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 2 states on April 26, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Lawton, OK. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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