Hail map for South Bend, IN — August 11, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of South Bend on August 11, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 50%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 1.50″
- 11.9 mi away · Public
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 50% over South Bend that day — moderate: severe hail likely reached the ground somewhere nearby. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
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 South Bend, IN on August 11, 2026
10 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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 PublicBuchanan, MI · 11.9 mi away2:53 AM EDTBerrien County
Picture shared by Matt Rudkin of hailstones ranging from quarter to nearly Ping Pong Ball size.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicBuchanan, MI · 11.9 mi away6:45 AM EDTBerrien County
Photo of hail between 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter in Buchanan. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter3 NW South Bend, IN · 2.8 mi away6:55 AM EDTSt. Joseph County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 E South Bend, IN · 0.2 mi away7:00 AM EDTSt. Joseph County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 S South Bend, IN · 2.4 mi away6:57 AM EDTSt. Joseph County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NW South Bend, IN · 2.8 mi away6:50 AM EDTSt. Joseph County
Photo on X of hail around a quarter in diameter. Fell on Voorde Street near the South Bend Airport.Time estimated via radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicBuchanan, MI · 11.9 mi away6:45 AM EDTBerrien County
Photo on Facebook of hail the size of quarters in Buchanan. Time estimated via radar.
- 0.88″ penny size PublicMishawaka, IN · 4.2 mi away7:00 AM EDTSt. Joseph County
Report of nickel size hail in Mishawaka at 7 AM EDT.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter2 ENE Chain-O-Lakes, IN · 5.0 mi away7:08 AM EDTSt. Joseph County
- 0.75″ penny size PublicSouth Bend, IN · 1.1 mi away6:55 AM EDTSt. Joseph County
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.
South Bend hail on August 11, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of South Bend that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.