Hail map — August 5, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 11 cities across 4 states on August 5, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Emporia, KS.
- States hit
- 4
- Cities hit
- 11
- 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 August 5, 2026
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on August 5, 2026
What people on the ground measured in the US on August 5, 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.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Emergency Mngr1 E Emporia, KS10:59 PM CDTLyon County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency MngrSevery, KS9:29 PM CDTGreenwood County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 ENE Emporia, KS10:58 PM CDTLyon County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public6 SSE Sierra Vista, AZ7:45 PM MSTCochise County
Nickel to Half Dollar size hail. Social media photo.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 ENE Emporia, KS10:58 PM CDTLyon County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NE Stillwell, KS11:55 PM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). Time confirmed from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 NE Folsom, NM3:30 PM MDTUnion County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NNW Kenton, OK6:49 PM CDTCimarron County
- 1.00″ quarter size County Official19 E Tombstone, AZ6:18 PM MSTCochise County
Quarter size hail via photo.
- 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr2 NW Severy, KS9:06 PM CDTGreenwood County
Quarters reported at the intersection of US 400 and KS 99.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicSevery, KS9:28 PM CDTGreenwood County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter6 SE Sierra Vista, AZ7:38 PM MSTCochise County
Trained spotter reported between dime and quarter sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 S Melvern, KS10:24 PM CDTOsage County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 N Bisbee, AZ9:35 PM MSTCochise County
Significant amount of pea to nickel size hail with some hailstones estimated to be at least quarter size in social media video.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 N Raymore, MO12:08 AM CDTCass County
Time estimated from radar.
Showing the 15 largest of 19 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 August 5, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 11 cities across 4 states on August 5, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Emporia, KS. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.