United States · March 9, 2026

Hail map — March 9, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 2 states on March 9, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Columbus, MS.

Hail swath map for Columbus, MS on March 9, 2026 showing 2.00 inch hail.
Largest rendered swath of the day: Columbus, MS 2.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
States hit
2
Cities hit
2
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 March 9, 2026

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 March 9, 2026

15 reports filed with the National Weather Service5 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.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Emergency Mngr
    1 NW New Hope, MS8:13 PM CDTLowndes County
  • 1.50 half dollar size Local Official
    Oakland, MS8:15 PM CDTYalobusha County
  • 1.25 half dollar size Public
    Meadville, MS4:32 PM CDTFranklin County

    Hail up to half dollar size in Meadville.

  • 1.00 quarter size Emergency Mngr
    White Hall, AR12:20 PM CDTJefferson County

    At least quarter size hail reported near White Hall.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Geeslin Corner, MS5:04 PM CDTGrenada County
  • 1.00 quarter size Emergency Mngr
    2 SSW Norfield, MS5:43 PM CDTLincoln County
  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    4 NNW New Wren, MS5:55 PM CDTMonroe County

    Motorist reports having to pull off the highway near Central Grove road due to quarter sized hail falling.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    New Wren, MS5:57 PM CDTMonroe County
  • 1.00 quarter size Fire Dept/Rescue
    Amory, MS6:00 PM CDTMonroe County
  • 1.00 quarter size Broadcast Media
    6 WSW Darlington, LA6:30 PM CDTEast Feliciana County

    Broadcast media submitted viewer photo of quarter sized hail on Hatcher Road east of Clinton. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    1 WSW Columbus, MS8:07 PM CDTLowndes County

    Pictures from 0.6 miles north of Main Street in Columbus showed hail the size of quarters.

  • 1.00 quarter size Broadcast Media
    3 NNE New Hope, MS8:15 PM CDTLowndes County

    Nickel to quarter size hail was beginning to accumulate near Mt. Vernon Church.

  • 1.00 quarter size Law Enforcement
    Cedartown, GA9:27 PM EDTPolk County

    Cedartown Police reported quarter-size hail on Philpot Street.

  • 0.88 penny size Broadcast Media
    Booneville, AR9:28 AM CDTLogan County

    Hail reported in Booneville. No size but appears to be around nickel to quarter size in the photo.

  • 0.88 penny size Public
    Narrows Dam, AR10:17 AM CDTPike County

    Report via social media picture.

Showing the 15 largest of 18 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 March 9, 2026

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 2 states on March 9, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Columbus, MS. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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