United States · February 19, 2026

Hail map — February 19, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 city across 1 state on February 19, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Fort Wayne, IN.

Hail swath map for Fort Wayne, IN on February 19, 2026 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Largest rendered swath of the day: Fort Wayne, IN — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Roofing contractors

Claim your live interactive hail map

Every address in your state at once — three years of NOAA hail swaths drawn on a map you can zoom, filter and actually work.

HailMate's canvassing map: hail swaths colour-banded by stone size, from yellow through red to purple, laid over a satellite view of a Texas territory, with hail swath and territory controls.

$79/moall of your state, not one storm day

  • The February 19, 2026 swath — and every other storm since 2023 across your state
  • GPS door-knocking — pins, photos and who you have already hit
  • Jobs, contacts, estimates and invoices included
  • An alert the next time your state gets hit
See the hail map See a sample map first

HailTrace charges $229 for this one day, once. $79 here is all of your state, every day.

States hit
1
Cities hit
1
Largest stone
1.00″
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

Homeowners

Did hail hit your address?

This page covers your area as a whole. Check your own address to see every storm on record for your roof — the date and the stone size for each one — and we'll email you the full report to keep.

Check my address

Free, and no account needed to look it up. If hail did hit, you'll have the date and the stone size in writing — which is the first thing an adjuster asks for.

States hit on February 19, 2026

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

Indiana1 city · 1.00″

Hardest hit on February 19, 2026

Fort Wayne, IN1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in the US on February 19, 2026

15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 2.50″ hen egg size Public
    Dieterich, IL3:37 PM CSTEffingham County

    Delayed report. Time estimated by radar. Report relayed by broadcast media.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media
    Dieterich, IL3:38 PM CSTEffingham County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media
    Dieterich, IL3:44 PM CSTEffingham County

    Half dollar to ping pong size hail with some golf ball size hailstones.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media
    1 NE Dudleyville, IL5:15 PM CSTBond County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Dept of Highways
    3 ESE Spencer, WV6:55 PM ESTRoane County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Dept of Highways
    Grantsville, WV7:20 PM ESTCalhoun County
  • 1.50″ half dollar size Emergency Mngr
    1 N Wabash, IN5:05 AM ESTWabash County

    Completely covered the ground with stones ranging from half to 1.5 inch in diameter.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Cocorahs
    1 ENE Peabody, IN5:46 AM ESTWhitley County

    Measured just over 1.5 inch hail stone.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    1 E Dunkirk, IN9:10 AM ESTCass County
  • 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    5 SW Whitesville, WV5:55 PM ESTBoone County
  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    Linton, IN6:30 PM ESTGreene County

    Delayed report.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    1 SE Bloomington, IN7:05 PM ESTMonroe County

    Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    1 S Peabody, IN5:46 AM ESTWhitley County

    Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    1 NW Arcola, IN6:01 AM ESTAllen County

    Picture relayed by off duty NWS employee of several hailstones over 1 inch in diameter.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    2 N Wallen, IN6:21 AM ESTAllen County

    Pictures shared on Facebook of lots of smaller hail, but at least 1 hail stone the size of a half dollar.

Showing the 15 largest of 118 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.

Other hail days

September 30, 20261 city · 2.00″September 28, 20261 city · 1.00″September 27, 20264 cities · 1.00″September 26, 20261 city · 1.00″September 25, 20263 cities · 1.00″September 23, 20262 cities · 1.00″September 22, 202617 cities · 1.00″September 21, 202665 cities · 2.00″September 20, 20268 cities · 1.50″September 19, 202637 cities · 1.50″September 18, 202623 cities · 2.00″September 17, 202619 cities · 1.50″
Every state with hail on record →
FAQ

US hail on February 19, 2026

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 city across 1 state on February 19, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Fort Wayne, IN. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

Knock the streets this storm hit

Your whole state at street level, with this swath already on the map — $79/mo, cancel anytime.

One state, everything included · from $79/mo · month-to-month, cancel anytime