Hail map — August 16, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 25 cities across 7 states on August 16, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Oklahoma City, OK.
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- States hit
- 7
- Cities hit
- 25
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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States hit on August 16, 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 16, 2026
Showing the 24 largest of 25 cities hit. The rest are under their state above.
What people on the ground measured in the US on August 16, 2026
14 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 7 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public7 SW Boyero, CO5:18 PM MDTLincoln County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter6.5 S Bayard, NE8:42 PM CDTMorrill County
Trained spotter reported lots of smaller hail and a few stones up to about ping pong ball sized. Hail was still falling at the time of the report.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public5 E Norman, OK6:42 PM CDTCleveland County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter6 NE Norman, OK6:36 PM CDTCleveland County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter4 E Norman, OK6:44 PM CDTCleveland County
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee5 S Stanley Draper Lake, OK6:45 PM CDTCleveland County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 ENE Kyle, SD8:06 PM CDTOglala Lakota County
Hail estimated at quarter size but no hail damage observed. Also winds estimated at 60 MPH with tree limbs down and outdoor objects blown around. Time estimated based on radar.
- 0.88″ penny size Storm Chaser2 NW Dwtn Rapid City, SD6:27 PM CDTPennington County
Via Spotter Network.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained SpotterNenzel, NE7:03 PM CDTCherry County
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter1 S Oglala, SD9:26 PM CDTOglala Lakota County
Nickel and dime size hail along with very heavy rain reported. Time hail began adjusted based on radar.
- 0.75″ penny size Public1 E Alliance, OH2:07 PM EDTStark County
Report from mPING.
- 0.75″ penny size Public2 W Ponderosa Park, CO2:23 PM MDTDouglas County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
- 0.75″ penny size Public2 W Black Hawk, SD6:04 PM CDTMeade County
mPING report
- 0.75″ penny size PublicFort Morgan, CO6:43 PM MDTMorgan County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
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 16, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 25 cities across 7 states on August 16, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Oklahoma City, OK. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.