Hail map — May 16, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 6 cities across 3 states on May 16, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Grand Island, NE.
- States hit
- 3
- Cities hit
- 6
- 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 May 16, 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 May 16, 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.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public3 E Trenton, MO5:13 PM CDTGrundy County
Social media report. Time estimated from radar.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public4 N Laredo, MO5:31 PM CDTGrundy County
Social media report, photo, and measurement. Time estimated from radar.
- 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter4 W Amherst, NE6:14 PM CDTBuffalo County
Biggest hail was 3 inches. It broke windows. It hailed for at least 30 minutes beginning around 5:45 PM.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 WSW Trenton, MO4:42 PM CDTGrundy County
Social media report. Damaged windshield. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 S Red Oak, IA5:16 PM CDTMontgomery County
Report from mPING: Baseball (2.75 in.).
- 2.75″ baseball size Public2 ESE Trenton, MO5:17 PM CDTGrundy County
Chaser reports baseball size hail south of Trenton along Hwy 65 via social media.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter1 WNW Ruleton, KS5:30 PM CDTSherman County
Delayed report of North of Ruleton, baseball sized hail.
- 2.75″ baseball size PublicKanorado, KS5:30 PM CDTSherman County
Social Media report with video of golf ball to baseball sized hail.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter2 N Gravity, IA5:45 PM CDTTaylor County
Caliper measured 2.83 hail. Relayed by WOI.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter5 S Trenton, MO6:15 PM CDTGrundy County
Golf ball to baseball size hail.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter1 N Agenda, KS7:53 PM CDTRepublic County
Trained spotter just north of Agenda reported 2.5 to 3.0 inch hail.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public4 SW Plymouth, NE8:55 PM CDTJefferson County
Report received via NWSChat from EM.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter4 W Plymouth, NE8:55 PM CDTJefferson County
- 2.70″ hen egg size Trained Spotter1 SW Goodland, KS7:00 PM CDTSherman County
Spotter report of measured with caliper 2.70 inch hail.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public5 WSW Galt, MO5:24 PM CDTGrundy County
Social media report. Time estimated from radar.
Showing the 15 largest of 197 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 May 16, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 6 cities across 3 states on May 16, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Grand Island, NE. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.