Hail map — May 1, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 1 state on May 1, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Victoria, TX.
- 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 May 1, 2026
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on May 1, 2026
What people on the ground measured in the US on May 1, 2026
8 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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 Cocorahs8 N Hallettsville, TX2:40 AM CDTLavaca County
CoCoRaHS observer reported walnut size hail for 10 minutes.
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency MngrBelmont, TX1:38 AM CDTGonzales County
The Emergency Manager relayed a report of quarter size hail in Belmont.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public7 NNE Dilley, TX1:50 AM CDTFrio County
Hail around the size of a quarter in Derby via social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr1 NW Kenedy, TX12:52 PM CDTKarnes County
Mixture of Pea up to Quarter size hail from western Karnes City to Kenedy.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public7 ENE Fannin, TX1:53 PM CDTVictoria County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 SSW Victoria, TX2:02 PM CDTVictoria County
Nickel to quarter sized hail. Winds have knocked out power.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NNW Tivoli, TX2:31 PM CDTRefugio County
Measured 1 inch hail at the high school.
- 0.75″ penny size Trained Spotter1 ESE Victoria, TX2:00 PM CDTVictoria County
Report of 0.75 inch hail at the intersection of Sam Houston Dr and US-59T Business.
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 May 1, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 1 state on May 1, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Victoria, TX. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.