Hail map — August 12, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 10 cities across 8 states on August 12, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Cheyenne, WY.
- States hit
- 8
- Cities hit
- 10
- 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 August 12, 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 12, 2026
What people on the ground measured in the US on August 12, 2026
15 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.
- 3.50″ baseball size Trained Spotter11 W Hot Springs, SD4:55 PM CDTFall River County
Measured with a ruler at the intersection of US-18 and Highway 89. Time estimated based on report and radar.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public1 WSW Binghamton, NY7:45 PM EDTBroome County
- 3.00″ baseball size Public1 S Binghamton, NY7:49 PM EDTBroome County
Radar estimated time.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public1 S Binghamton, NY7:51 PM EDTBroome County
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicLima, OH9:45 AM EDTAllen County
Delayed report. Photo showing a 2 inch hailstone that fell in Lima. Measured with a ruler. Time estimated via radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public3 W Hot Springs, SD5:20 PM CDTFall River County
Video received showing at least 2 inch hail along Highway 18. Time estimated based on report and radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 WSW Binghamton, NY7:45 PM EDTBroome County
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 SSW Binghamton, NY7:46 PM EDTBroome County
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 SSW Binghamton, NY7:47 PM EDTBroome County
Radar estimated time.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 SSW Binghamton, NY7:48 PM EDTBroome County
Radar estimated time.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 S Binghamton, NY7:48 PM EDTBroome County
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public5 SSW Windsor, NY8:15 PM EDTBroome County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter11 NE Morrisey, WY2:30 PM MDTWeston County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter13 SSW Kimball, NE5:52 PM CDTKimball County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 SSW Binghamton, NY7:45 PM EDTBroome County
Showing the 15 largest of 81 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 12, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 10 cities across 8 states on August 12, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Cheyenne, WY. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.