United States · May 4, 2025

Hail map — May 4, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 14 cities across 2 states on May 4, 2025. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over West Odessa, TX.

Hail swath map for West Odessa, TX on May 4, 2025 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Largest rendered swath of the day: West Odessa, TX 1.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
States hit
2
Cities hit
14
Largest stone
1.50
half dollar size
Impact rating
5/10
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 May 4, 2025

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

What people on the ground measured in the US on May 4, 2025

15 reports filed with the National Weather Service4 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 Public
    1 SE Indiana, PA7:43 PM EDTIndiana County
  • 2.25 hen egg size Public
    2 N Lucerne Mines, PA7:44 PM EDTIndiana County

    Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.).

  • 2.00 hen egg size Trained Spotter
    5 ENE Buckhannon, WV7:36 PM EDTUpshur County

    2 inches in diameter hail stones reported at Kesling Mills, Buckhannon.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Broadcast Media
    4 NE Rock Cave, WV7:00 PM EDTUpshur County

    Photo provided.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Trained Spotter
    4 SSE Buckhannon, WV7:18 PM EDTUpshur County

    Golf ball size hail covering the ground at Tallmansville Road.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    8 W Artesia, NM5:22 PM MDTEddy County

    Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

  • 1.75 golf ball size 911 Call Center
    5 ESE Buckhannon, WV7:27 PM EDTUpshur County

    Golf ball size hail covering the ground between MM 18.5 US 33 HWY W.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Trained Spotter
    Homer City, PA7:36 PM EDTIndiana County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    1 SSE Indiana, PA7:42 PM EDTIndiana County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Broadcast Media
    1 SW Indiana, PA7:42 PM EDTIndiana County

    on IUP campus.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    2 SSW Indiana, PA7:46 PM EDTIndiana County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Storm Chaser
    8 NW Red Bluff, TX6:50 PM CDTReeves County

    Hail up to the size of golf balls reported by chaser.

  • 1.75 golf ball size County Official
    1 SSE Girty, PA9:50 PM EDTArmstrong County

    Hail size estimated from doorbell cam video. Reported at least the size of golf balls. Considerable leaf shredding on trees from falling large hail

  • 1.50 half dollar size Broadcast Media
    2 ENE Paradise Hills, NM2:10 PM MDTBernalillo County

    Video showed hailstones were mostly up to quarter size with a couple near ping pong ball around Cottonwood. Report relayed via KRQE.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Public
    2 ESE Dublin, NC6:50 PM EDTBladen County

Showing the 15 largest of 81 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 May 4, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 14 cities across 2 states on May 4, 2025. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over West Odessa, TX. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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