Hail map — May 18, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 9 cities across 4 states on May 18, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Hutchinson, KS.
- States hit
- 4
- Cities hit
- 9
- 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 18, 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 18, 2026
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 8 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.
- 2.75″ baseball size Emergency MngrSheridan, MO7:00 PM CDTWorth County
EM relayed pictures of hail next to ruler. Largest greater than 2.5 inches in diameter.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicLincoln, KS1:57 PM CDTLincoln County
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public6 N Haviland, KS5:38 PM CDTKiowa County
Social media report with picture.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter7 ESE Inman, KS6:32 PM CDTMcPherson County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr3 S Lincoln, KS1:58 PM CDTLincoln County
Near 14 hwy and Jaguar rd.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 NNW Pickrell, NE3:27 PM CDTGage County
Spotter report driving on Hwy 77 south toward Beatrice.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicOfferle, KS3:40 PM CDTEdwards County
Public social media report of golf ball sized hail on the northeast side of Offerle.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr4 N Clarkson, NE3:49 PM CDTStanton County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 NE Kinsley, KS3:57 PM CDTEdwards County
Social media report of golf ball sized hail with photo.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 SE Julian, NE4:43 PM CDTNemaha County
Public report of golf ball size hail north of Auburn. Location and time are estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterMilligan, NE4:52 PM CDTFillmore County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter8 S Friend, NE5:04 PM CDTSaline County
Trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail 7.5 miles south of Friend.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 WSW Correctionville, IA5:23 PM CDTWoodbury County
Social media picture.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Law EnforcementPilger, NE5:30 PM CDTStanton County
Dime to golf ball size hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 SW Quitman, MO5:58 PM CDTNodaway County
EM relayed spotter reported golf ball sized hail.
Showing the 15 largest of 121 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 18, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 9 cities across 4 states on May 18, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Hutchinson, KS. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.