Hail map — August 21, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 65 cities across 15 states on August 21, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Florence, SC.
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- States hit
- 15
- Cities hit
- 65
- Largest stone
- 2.00″
- hen egg size
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- 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 21, 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 21, 2026
Showing the 24 largest of 65 cities hit. The rest are under their state above.
What people on the ground measured in the US on August 21, 2026
15 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.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public6 ENE Oelrichs, SD5:15 PM CDTFall River County
Time estimated from radar.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public4 N Bayard, NE8:04 PM CDTMorrill County
Public photo of 3 inch hail just east of Moomaws. Time of report estimated based on radar.
- 2.75″ baseball size Storm Chaser8 NE Bayard, NE7:50 PM CDTMorrill County
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter2 NNE Bayard, NE8:07 PM CDTMorrill County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Storm Chaser6 N Potter, NE9:10 PM CDTCheyenne County
Delayed report received via social media. Storm Chaser found tennis ball sized hail north of Potter after the storm passed. Time of report estimated based on radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter4 E Bayard, NE8:21 PM CDTMorrill County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 E Chadron, NE6:06 PM CDTDawes County
Photo received via social media. Exact time was estimated based on radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 E Chadron, NE6:15 PM CDTDawes County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter1 E Redington, NE8:50 PM CDTMorrill County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter10 NNE Chadron, NE5:54 PM CDTDawes County
Spotter estimated 60 mph winds. Time was estimated based on radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 N Mendota, IL6:05 PM CDTLa Salle County
Multiple photos depict hail just larger than ping pong balls. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 SE Chadron State Park, NE6:30 PM CDTDawes County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 W Redington, NE8:44 PM CDTMorrill County
Spotter found hail of ping pong ball size. Time the hail fell was estimated based on radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter11 NNE Dix, NE9:34 PM CDTKimball County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Broadcast Media2 WSW Waveland, MS2:22 PM CDTHancock County
Broadcast media reported Half Dollar sized hail just west of Waveland on Clermont Blvd. Time estimated by radar.
Showing the 15 largest of 44 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 21, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 65 cities across 15 states on August 21, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Florence, SC. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.