United States · August 31, 2026

Hail map — August 31, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 2 states on August 31, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Minot, ND.

Hail swath map for Minot, ND on August 31, 2026 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Largest rendered swath of the day: Minot, ND 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
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States hit
2
Cities hit
2
Largest stone
1.00
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
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 31, 2026

Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.

What people on the ground measured in the US on August 31, 2026

3 reports filed with the National Weather Service2 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.

  • 1.00 quarter size Park/Forest Srvc
    2 SSW Caliente, NV11:10 AM PDTLincoln County

    One inch hail reported at Kershaw-Ryan State Park.

  • 0.88 penny size Trained Spotter
    7 N Bird City, KS8:34 PM CDTCheyenne County

    Trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail.

  • 0.75 penny size Emergency Mngr
    Oakley, KS3:25 AM CDTLogan County

    Hail around dime/penny sized in Oakley. Dispatch also reported soft, <1 inch hail briefly covered the roads, but quickly melted from rain.

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 31, 2026

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 cities across 2 states on August 31, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Minot, ND. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.

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