Hail map — May 16, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 41 cities across 8 states on May 16, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Saint Charles, MO.
- States hit
- 8
- Cities hit
- 41
- 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 16, 2025
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on May 16, 2025
Showing the 24 largest of 41 cities hit. The rest are under their state above.
What people on the ground measured in the US on May 16, 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.
- 4.50″ softball size Public2 NNE La Center, KY5:45 PM EDTBallard County
Late LSR. At least two public reports/photos of approximately CD/DVD sized hail in Ballard County on the afternoon of May 16. Working on establishing a more precise measurement of a couple of potentially extreme hailstones.
- 4.00″ softball size PublicSaint Robert, MO1:09 PM CDTPulaski County
via social media post and picture.
- 4.00″ softball size PublicBarlow, KY5:58 PM EDTBallard County
reports of windows busted out from hail.
- 4.00″ softball size Amateur Radio2 ENE Sullivan, IN6:34 PM EDTSullivan County
- 3.25″ baseball size Public1 SW Waynesville, MO1:05 PM CDTPulaski County
Report from mPING, Baseball 3.25 in.
- 3.00″ baseball size PublicSaint Robert, MO1:09 PM CDTPulaski County
Corrects previous hail report from Saint Robert. via social media post and picture. Corrected size.
- 3.00″ baseball size Emergency Mngr2 SW Waynesville, MO1:10 PM CDTPulaski County
picture of 3 inch hail.
- 3.00″ baseball size Emergency MngrRobinson, IL5:00 PM CDTCrawford County
- 3.00″ baseball size NWS Employee4 NW Leander, TX8:53 PM CDTWilliamson County
Hail photographed alongside ruler.
- 3.00″ baseball size Amateur RadioGreenfield, OH10:18 PM EDTHighland County
Photo of hail, size and time estimated in report.
- 2.76″ baseball size Broadcast Media3 SW Morgan, TX8:26 PM CDTBosque County
Photo of measured 2.76 inch hail.
- 2.75″ baseball size PublicLost Creek, KY1:03 PM EDTBreathitt County
Photos of two hailstones with diameter greater than 2 inches. Largest stone appears to be 2.75 inches or larger.
- 2.75″ baseball size Amateur RadioAva, MO12:42 PM CDTDouglas County
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 S Zalma, MO3:56 PM CDTBollinger County
- 2.75″ baseball size Emergency Mngr1 S Barlow, KY5:44 PM EDTBallard County
Showing the 15 largest of 541 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 16, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 41 cities across 8 states on May 16, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Saint Charles, MO. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.