Hail map — August 14, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 11 cities across 3 states on August 14, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Charlottesville, VA.
- States hit
- 3
- 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 14, 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 14, 2026
What people on the ground measured in the US on August 14, 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.
- 3.50″ baseball size Storm ChaserUnion Mills, VA6:04 PM EDTFluvanna County
3.5 inch measured hailstone in Union Mills, VA.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public1 N Lake Monticello, VA5:58 PM EDTFluvanna County
Cars dented. Siding damaged.
- 2.75″ baseball size Broadcast MediaUnion Mills, VA6:02 PM EDTFluvanna County
Baseball sized hail reported in Union Mills. Picture of dented car was also included.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Local Official2 E Charlottesville, VA5:41 PM EDTAlbemarle County
Also reports of hail damage to vehicles at the same location.
- 2.20″ hen egg size Trained Spotter3 E Charlottesville, VA5:39 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media3 NNE Charlottesville, VA5:35 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 WNW Shadwell, VA5:41 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 SSE Shadwell, VA5:50 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media1 E Lake Monticello, VA6:00 PM EDTFluvanna County
Golf ball sized hail reported in the Lake Monticello area.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 S Keswick, VA5:45 PM EDTAlbemarle County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter7 NNE Dalton, NE5:47 PM CDTMorrill County
Video shared on social media.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicJefferson, VA7:15 PM EDTPowhatan County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 ESE Chino Valley, AZ10:58 AM MSTYavapai County
Trained spotter reported a thunderstorm bringing a heavy downpour and half dollar sized hail.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 E Lake Monticello, VA6:06 PM EDTFluvanna County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Fire Dept/Rescue2 S Meriden, KS11:55 PM CDTJefferson County
Showing the 15 largest of 27 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 14, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 11 cities across 3 states on August 14, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Charlottesville, VA. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.