Hail map — April 14, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 42 cities across 5 states on April 14, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Madison, WI.
- States hit
- 5
- Cities hit
- 42
- 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 April 14, 2026
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on April 14, 2026
Showing the 24 largest of 42 cities hit. The rest are under their state above.
What people on the ground measured in the US on April 14, 2026
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 7 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.
- 4.00″ softball size Trained Spotter4 E Maple Bluff, WI6:31 PM CDTDane County
Trained spotter measures softball sized hail near Maple Bluff.
- 3.50″ baseball size PublicElma, IA4:56 PM CDTHoward County
- 3.50″ baseball size Trained Spotter3 E Maple Bluff, WI5:37 PM CDTDane County
Corrects previous hail report from 3 E Maple Bluff. Trained spotter reports measured hail stones as large as 3.5 inches in diameter.
- 3.25″ baseball size Public1 E Charles City, IA4:40 PM CDTFloyd County
- 3.25″ baseball size Emergency Mngr3 E Otterville, IA5:02 PM CDTBuchanan County
Image from Buchanan County Emergency Manager in NWS Chat. Time estimated from radar.
- 3.25″ baseball size Public1 E Madison, WI5:39 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Baseball+ (3.25 in.).
- 3.00″ baseball size Public1 NW Maple Bluff, WI5:02 PM CDTDane County
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter1 ESE Maple Bluff, WI5:25 PM CDTDane County
- 3.00″ baseball size Public1 E Maple Bluff, WI5:34 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Tea Cup (3.00 in.).
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter4 SSW Plainville, WI6:00 PM CDTJuneau County
- 3.00″ baseball size Emergency Mngr2 ENE Onslow, IA6:50 PM CDTJones County
Photo provided. Time estimated using radar.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public1 SSW Charles City, IA4:30 PM CDTFloyd County
Golf ball to baseball.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public1 SW Black Earth, WI4:36 PM CDTDane County
Baseball sized hail falling causing significant damage to siding and roofs in the area.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter4 SW Middleton, WI4:45 PM CDTDane County
Trained spotter measures hail stones as large as 2.75 inches in diameter.
- 2.75″ baseball size Law EnforcementWestby, WI4:51 PM CDTVernon County
Windshields broken on patrol car.
Showing the 15 largest of 312 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 April 14, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 42 cities across 5 states on April 14, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Madison, WI. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.