Hail map — July 8, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 19 cities across 7 states on July 8, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over West Raleigh, NC.
- States hit
- 7
- Cities hit
- 19
- 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 July 8, 2026
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on July 8, 2026
What people on the ground measured in the US on July 8, 2026
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter5 WSW Fullerton, NE6:34 PM CDTNance County
Spotter estimates hail could of been larger, though primarily just larger than golf balls.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 NNW Olympia, NC6:22 PM EDTCraven County
Via social media along Saint Delights Church Road near Spring Hope Church Road.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicOlympia, NC6:27 PM EDTPamlico County
Average hail size was quarter to half dollar size, with a few stones up to golf ball size.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public9 NE Broadus, MT2:55 PM MDTPowder River County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Broadcast Media2 E Riverside, FL3:48 PM EDTWashington County
Near Long Lake.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter12 E Chugwater, WY3:50 PM MDTGoshen County
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicNewcastle, WY4:23 PM MDTWeston County
Received phone call of ongoing hail with some half-dollar mixed in with varying smaller sizes.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public4 N Lake Wheeler, NC6:44 PM EDTWake County
Hail up to half dollar size.
- 1.25″ half dollar size NWS Employee3 ESE Clayton, NC6:46 PM EDTJohnston County
Half dollar size hail measured near Hemlock Green Lane.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 ESE Riverside, FL2:48 PM EDTWashington County
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media4 S New Hill, NC5:58 PM EDTWake County
Picture of hail up to quarter size near Silent Cove Lane.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicPierson, IA5:07 PM CDTWoodbury County
Photo and video of quarter sized hail via social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicNewcastle, WY4:24 PM MDTWeston County
mPING report
- 1.00″ quarter size Public9.5 NW Hawk Springs, WY4:25 PM MDTGoshen County
Delayed, public report of quarter-sized hail 9 miles west and 3 miles north of Hawk Springs.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 SW Correctionville, IA5:33 PM CDTWoodbury County
Showing the 15 largest of 34 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 July 8, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 19 cities across 7 states on July 8, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over West Raleigh, NC. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.