Hail map — September 1, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 45 cities across 6 states on September 1, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Vermillion, SD.
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- States hit
- 6
- Cities hit
- 45
- 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 September 1, 2026
Every state where NOAA radar put an inch or more of hail over a city that day, biggest stone first.
Hardest hit on September 1, 2026
Showing the 24 largest of 45 cities hit. The rest are under their state above.
What people on the ground measured in the US on September 1, 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.
- 4.00″ softball size Public1 W Easton, MN11:00 PM CDTFaribault County
*Delayed Report* Photo of softball size hail seen on Facebook. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained SpotterPickstown, SD5:18 PM CDTCharles Mix County
- 2.75″ baseball size Emergency MngrNiobrara, NE7:44 PM CDTKnox County
Report of baseball size hail resulting in vehicle with broken windshield in Niobrara, relayed by EM via NWSChat. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Storm Chaser8 WSW Pickstown, SD4:53 PM CDTGregory County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Trained Spotter8 SE Santee, NE8:07 PM CDTKnox County
Wind driven hail with wind estimated at over 70 mph. Windows knocked out on west side of home. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public8 WSW Springfield, SD7:42 PM CDTBon Homme County
Window broken out. Hail lessening at 745 pm.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 S Brunswick, NE8:55 PM CDTAntelope County
Social media photo of hail slightly larger than golf balls.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Emergency MngrRandolph, NE9:59 PM CDTCedar County
Report from Randolph Fire Department with picture of 2 inch hail. Report relayed via NWSChat and time estimated via radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public5 S Butte, NE6:16 PM CDTHolt County
Time estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter1 WSW Marty, SD6:18 PM CDTCharles Mix County
In addition to golf ball sized hail, winds were gusting at 40-50 mph, and rainfall was heavy.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicSantee, NE7:58 PM CDTKnox County
Public report of various hail sizes with largest around golf ball size. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterEwing, NE8:11 PM CDTHolt County
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicEwing, NE8:16 PM CDTHolt County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 W Delavan, MN10:55 PM CDTFaribault County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Fire Dept/Rescue7 N Stuart, NE6:08 PM CDTHolt County
Quarters to ping pong.
Showing the 15 largest of 49 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 September 1, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 45 cities across 6 states on September 1, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Vermillion, SD. Every state hit is listed on this page, and every city under it.