How big was the hail on May 8, 2025?

The maximum estimated stone size anywhere in the country that day was 2.00 inches, over Edinburg, TX. 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 · May 8, 2025

Hail map — May 8, 2025

Name: US hail map — May 8, 2025
Creator: HailMate

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 22 cities across 5 states on May 8, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Edinburg, TX.

Hail swath map for Edinburg, TX on May 8, 2025 showing 2.00 inch hail. — Largest rendered swath of the day: Edinburg, TX — 2.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.

States hit: 5
Cities hit: 22
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 May 8, 2025

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

Texas6 cities · 2.00″Mississippi1 city · 2.00″Tennessee8 cities · 1.50″North Carolina4 cities · 1.50″Florida3 cities · 1.00″

What people on the ground measured in the US on May 8, 2025

15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.

3.00″ baseball size Public
3 N Mcallen, TX7:18 PM CDTHidalgo County
Member of the public pasted a Facebook comment of a photo of hailstone approximately 3 inches long and 1.5 inches wide.
2.75″ baseball size Public
3 NNE Oil Valley, KY5:15 PM EDTWayne County
Multiple pictures of baseball sized hail in Monticello. One such stone was near the intersection of Hwy 3285/Hwy 776. Time estimated via radar.
2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter
4 NNW Guerra, TX4:56 PM CDTJim Hogg County
Report of estimated baseball hail size received by trained storm spotter at the intersection of FM2687 and FM649.
2.75″ baseball size Broadcast Media
Citico Beach, TN7:35 PM CDTMonroe County
Social media photo of a very large hailstone, estimated to be the size of a baseball. Time is estimated from radar.
2.50″ hen egg size Public
Goldbug, KY4:35 PM EDTWhitley County
Hailstones ranging in size between 1.5 inches and 2.5 inches fell.
2.50″ hen egg size Public
4 WSW Duckrun, KY6:07 PM EDTMcCreary County
Picture on social media of very large hail at mile marker 6 on Williamsburg St in McCreary County near Watters Ridge Rd. The hail is in someones hand and it is four fingers wide. Time provided by the individual who made the report and was confirmed with radar imagery.
2.50″ hen egg size Public
Alvin, KY7:13 PM EDTFloyd County
Picture on social media of a measured 2.5 inch hail stone found at the intersection of KY-194 and KY-1428 between 7:10 and 7:15 pm.
2.50″ hen egg size Broadcast Media
Vonore, TN6:26 PM CDTMonroe County
Tennis ball size hail.
2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
4 ESE Big Sandy, TN1:23 PM CDTBenton County
Corrects previous hail report from 4 ESE Big Sandy.
2.00″ hen egg size Public
Furrs, MS2:00 PM CDTPontotoc County
Photo of 2 inch hail in the Furrs community.
2.00″ hen egg size Public
Utica, KY3:31 PM EDTDaviess County
2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
4 ESE Big Sandy, TN2:59 PM CDTBenton County
2.00″ hen egg size Public
Trosper, KY4:03 PM EDTKnox County
Social media pictures of at least egg sized hail in Trosper around 4pm. The hail broke car windshields. Time estimated to be 4:03pm via radar.
2.00″ hen egg size Public
1 W Franklin, TN3:28 PM CDTWilliamson County
2 inch hail on HWY 96 in Franklin, TN. Reported via social media.
2.00″ hen egg size Storm Chaser
2 N Starkville, MS4:05 PM CDTOktibbeha County
2.25 inch hail reported on Old West Point Rd between I-82 and Martin King Jr Dr. Report relayed via storm chaser.

Showing the 15 largest of 296 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 8, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 22 cities across 5 states on May 8, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Edinburg, TX. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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