Hail map — January 3, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 1 state on January 3, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Schenectady, NY.
- States hit
- 1
- Cities hit
- 2
- 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 January 3, 2026
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on January 3, 2026
What people on the ground measured in the US on January 3, 2026
8 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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 Broadcast Media2 ESE Forrester, GA4:37 PM ESTLee County
Reports of hail covering the ground up to 2 inches in diameter off Lovers Lane in Lee County, GA.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency MngrWhitehouse Forks, AL12:18 PM CSTBaldwin County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media3 N Stocks, GA4:55 PM ESTLee County
Golf ball size hail reported on Graves Springs Road about 3 miles north of Forrester Pkwy.
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media1 SE Crossroads, AL12:16 PM CSTBaldwin County
Quarter sized hail near Crossroads.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NNW Bagdad, FL2:30 PM ESTSanta Rosa County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 ENE Paul, AL2:45 PM CSTConecuh County
Public reports quarter-sized hail in eastern Conecuh County at around 2:45 PM CST. Location estimated via radar.
- 0.70″ penny size Broadcast Media2 NNW Southwest Ga Regi, GA5:43 PM ESTDougherty County
Dime size hail reported in the Augusta Drive area of southwest Albany.
- 0.25″ penny size Public3 NE Thomasville, GA4:57 PM ESTThomas County
mPing report of pea size hail in Thomasville, GA.
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 January 3, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 1 state on January 3, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Schenectady, NY. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.