Hail map for Meriden, CT — August 26, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Meriden on August 26, 2024.
- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 1.50″
- 4.9 mi away · Broadcast Media
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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What people on the ground measured in Meriden, CT on August 26, 2024
8 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Broadcast Media3 NE Wallingford, CT · 4.9 mi away3:10 PM EDTNew Haven County
Multiple reports and pictures from Wallingford of 1.00 inch to 1.50 inch hail.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 ESE North Haven, CT · 11.6 mi away3:34 PM EDTNew Haven County
Picture of 1.25 inch hail on social media.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public4 NNW North Madison, CT · 12.5 mi away3:41 PM EDTNew Haven County
Video on social media of 1.00 inch to 1.25 inch hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicNew Britain, CT · 9.2 mi away3:05 PM EDTHartford County
Picture from the New Britain area on Twitter/X showing quarter-sized hail covering the ground posted at 3:22 pm. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast MediaFarmington, CT · 12.6 mi away2:55 PM EDTHartford County
Time estimated via radar. Picture found on Twitter/X posted at 3:27 pm.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 N North Branford, CT · 13.9 mi away3:46 PM EDTNew Haven County
Picture of 1.00 inch hail on social media.
- 0.75″ penny size Trained Spotter1 NW Berlin, CT · 6.6 mi away3:10 PM EDTHartford County
Penny-sized hail reported in Kensington. Relayed via amateur radio.
- 0.70″ penny size Public2 NNW Berlin, CT · 7.3 mi away3:10 PM EDTHartford County
Dime sized hail reported in Kensington.
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.
Meriden hail on August 26, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Meriden that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.