Hail map for Carbondale, IL — May 16, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Carbondale on May 16, 2025.

- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 6.4 mi away · Trained Spotter
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 Carbondale, IL on May 16, 2025
8 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterCambria, IL · 6.4 mi away6:12 PM CDTWilliamson County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media1 W Murphysboro, IL · 7.9 mi away6:00 PM CDTJackson County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr4 NW Murphysboro, IL · 10.2 mi away5:57 PM CDTJackson County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 W Cambria, IL · 3.4 mi away6:07 PM CDTJackson County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 W Cambria, IL · 3.4 mi away6:01 PM CDTJackson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterCambria, IL · 6.4 mi away5:59 PM CDTWilliamson County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicRoyalton, IL · 12.0 mi away6:13 PM CDTFranklin County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 0.50″ penny size Public1 SW Carterville, IL · 7.1 mi away6:04 PM CDTWilliamson County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 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.
Carbondale hail on May 16, 2025
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Carbondale that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.