Hail map — May 18, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 17 cities across 6 states on May 18, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Fayetteville, AR.
- States hit
- 6
- Cities hit
- 17
- 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 18, 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 18, 2025
What people on the ground measured in the US on May 18, 2025
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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 Public4 ENE Arnett, OK6:02 PM CDTEllis County
Twitter Photo, time is radar estimate.
- 4.50″ softball size Trained Spotter4 ENE Arnett, OK6:02 PM CDTEllis County
Corrects previous hail report from 4 ENE Arnett. Twitter Photo, time is radar estimate. Updated with a ruler measurement.
- 4.25″ softball size Public3 W Arnett, OK5:45 PM CDTEllis County
Delayed report. Report from mPING: Grapefruit+ (4.25 in.). Time adjusted based on radar.
- 4.00″ softball size Public5 WSW Scott State Lake, KS5:34 PM CDTScott County
photo sent in by emergency manager, public report.
- 4.00″ softball size Public3 NW Harmon, OK6:11 PM CDTEllis County
Delayed report. Report from mPING: Grapefruit (4.00 in.).
- 4.00″ softball size Broadcast Media1 NE Arnett, OK6:15 PM CDTEllis County
X Post with photo.
- 3.91″ baseball size Broadcast Media6 W Arnett, OK5:48 PM CDTEllis County
- 3.50″ baseball size Public1 E Arnett, OK5:45 PM CDTEllis County
Report from mPING: Baseball++ (3.50 in.).
- 3.25″ baseball size Public5 N Hayes Center, NE8:46 PM CDTHayes County
Report from mPING: Baseball+ (3.25 in.).
- 3.06″ baseball size Trained Spotter7 N Harmon, OK6:18 PM CDTWoodward County
Photo on X with Calipers. Time is radar estimate.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public3 W Arnett, OK5:43 PM CDTEllis County
Report from mPING: Tea Cup (3.00 in.).
- 3.00″ baseball size Public7 N Harmon, OK6:32 PM CDTWoodward County
Report from mPING: Tea Cup (3.00 in.).
- 3.00″ baseball size Broadcast Media6 SE Fargo, OK6:45 PM CDTWoodward County
X post with Photo.
- 2.75″ baseball size Law Enforcement9 ENE Lake Marvin, TX5:14 PM CDTHemphill County
Firefighter around 12 miles south of Higgins reported baseball size hail.
- 2.75″ baseball size PublicRosston, OK5:35 PM CDTHarper County
Delayed report. Relayed by emergency management. Time is estimated from radar.
Showing the 15 largest of 233 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 18, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 17 cities across 6 states on May 18, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Fayetteville, AR. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.