Hail map — July 18, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 7 cities across 3 states on July 18, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over West Albany, NY.
- States hit
- 3
- Cities hit
- 7
- 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 July 18, 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 July 18, 2025
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 11 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Storm Chaser4 SSE Lyman, NE8:28 PM CDTScotts Bluff County
Late report from area storm chaser.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter2 WSW St. Augusta, MN9:28 PM CDTStearns County
Most hailstones were between quarter and half dollar with several being golf ball to hen egg sized. Used the black part my key to measure the hailstones. Black part of key is 1.1 inches in diameter.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency MngrConway Springs, KS4:39 PM CDTSumner County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter4 N Eden Valley, MN9:03 PM CDTStearns County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter19 NNE Creighton, SD4:50 AM CDTPennington County
Most of the hail was quarter size, some pieces were about 1.5 inch in diameter.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicGuernsey, WY5:55 PM MDTPlatte County
Social media post showing ping pong ball size hail.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 SSW Gering, NE9:10 PM CDTScotts Bluff County
- 1.20″ quarter size Trained Spotter10 NW Henry, WY6:38 PM MDTGoshen County
Spotter reported 1.2 inch hail 10 miles nw of henry, NE.
- 1.00″ quarter size Co-Op Observer5 NE Milesville, SD5:20 AM CDTHaakon County
Most of the hail was smaller, larger pieces up to 1 inch in diameter.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter4 ENE Ridgeway, VA1:55 PM EDTHenry County
Report of quarter size hail near Ridgeway, VA. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 NE Stewartsville, VA3:45 PM EDTBedford County
Measured hail report of quarter size north of Stewartsville, VA.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 ENE Stewartsville, VA3:50 PM EDTBedford County
Measured report of quarter size hail in Stewartsville, VA.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterLocust Creek, VA4:20 PM EDTLouisa County
Quarter size hail in Locust Creek.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public7 W Torrington, WY6:15 PM MDTGoshen County
Estimated 60 mph winds.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterLost Springs, WY6:21 PM MDTConverse County
Showing the 15 largest of 28 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 July 18, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 7 cities across 3 states on July 18, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over West Albany, NY. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.