Does this mean roofs in the area were damaged?

Radar measures stone size, not damage. Whether a particular roof was damaged depends on stone size, wind direction, roof age and material — only an inspection settles it. This tells you where it is worth looking.

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Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25 inches against ground truth and resolves to roughly 1 km cells. That makes it canvass-targeting quality — good enough to pick the neighbourhoods worth knocking, not a substitute for claim evidence.

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Kansas City, KS

Hail map for Kansas City, KS — May 8, 2024

Name: Hail map for Kansas City, KS — May 8, 2024
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NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Kansas City on May 8, 2024.

Hail swath map for Kansas City, KS on May 8, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.

Max hail size: 1.00″; quarter
Impact rating: 3/10; from stone size
Size bands over the city: 1; distinct radar bands
Measured on the ground: 2.00″; 11.8 mi away · Public

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 Kansas City, KS on May 8, 2024

59 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 9 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.

2.00″ hen egg size Public
1 ESE Shawnee, KS · 11.8 mi away7:10 AM CDTJohnson County
Social media report. Time estimated from radar.
1.75″ golf ball size Public
2 S Kansas City Kansas, KS · 1.7 mi away7:26 AM CDTWyandotte County
1.75″ golf ball size Public
1 SSW Kansas City Downt, MO · 1.8 mi away7:17 AM CDTJackson County
Social media report.
1.75″ golf ball size Public
Shawnee, KS · 7.3 mi away7:13 AM CDTJohnson County
Photo of golf ball sized hail via facebook.
1.75″ golf ball size Public
2 SE Lake Quivira, KS · 10.1 mi away7:07 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
1.50″ half dollar size Public
Kansas City, MO · 2.7 mi away7:19 AM CDTJackson County
Social media report.
1.50″ half dollar size Public
Northmoor, MO · 5.0 mi away7:29 AM CDTClay County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
1.50″ half dollar size NWS Employee
4 SSW Kansas City, MO · 5.3 mi away7:08 AM CDTJackson County
Delayed report, max size 1.50 inches, hail covered the ground.
1.50″ half dollar size Public
Oakview, MO · 7.5 mi away7:24 AM CDTClay County
Social media report. Time estimated from radar.
1.50″ half dollar size Emergency Mngr
2 SE Lake Quivira, KS · 8.9 mi away7:05 AM CDTJohnson County
Time estimated from radar.
1.50″ half dollar size Public
2 SE Lake Quivira, KS · 9.8 mi away7:12 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size Public
1 ESE Kansas City Kansa, KS · 1.0 mi away7:19 AM CDTWyandotte County
Social media report. Time estimated from radar.
1.25″ half dollar size Public
2 W Merriam, KS · 8.5 mi away7:08 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size NWS Employee
Gladstone, MO · 8.6 mi away7:35 AM CDTClay County
Reported in Gladstone.
1.25″ half dollar size Public
3 N Lenexa, KS · 10.5 mi away7:11 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size NWS Employee
2 NW Lenexa, KS · 11.7 mi away7:10 AM CDTJohnson County
Time estimated from radar.
1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
Kansas City Kansas, KS · 0.3 mi away7:15 AM CDTWyandotte County
Quarter size hail in Strawberry Hill.
1.00″ quarter size Public
Kansas City Kansas, KS · 0.3 mi away7:16 AM CDTWyandotte County
Social media report.
1.00″ quarter size Public
Kansas City, MO · 2.7 mi away7:15 AM CDTJackson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
Kansas City, MO · 2.7 mi away7:18 AM CDTJackson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time adjusted by radar.
1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
1 SSW Kansas City, MO · 3.5 mi away7:15 AM CDTJackson County
1.00″ quarter size Public
2 NW Roeland Park, KS · 4.1 mi away7:13 AM CDTWyandotte County
Social media report.
1.00″ quarter size Public
2 SE Kansas City, MO · 4.7 mi away7:13 AM CDTJackson County
Time confirmed by radar.
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 NE Westwood Hills, MO · 4.9 mi away7:20 AM CDTJackson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
Northmoor, MO · 5.0 mi away7:23 AM CDTClay County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media
1 SSE Parkville, MO · 5.9 mi away7:18 AM CDTPlatte County
Reported by WDAF.
1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee
1 ENE Houston Lake, MO · 6.0 mi away7:24 AM CDTPlatte County
Time estimated from radar.
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 SW Fairway, KS · 7.2 mi away7:06 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
2 E Lake Quivira, KS · 7.9 mi away7:09 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 SE Mission Hills, MO · 8.0 mi away7:17 AM CDTJackson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
2 NE Oakview, MO · 9.0 mi away7:29 AM CDTClay County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
2 SE Lake Quivira, KS · 9.8 mi away7:05 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
2 W Overland Park, KS · 9.9 mi away7:08 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
Holliday, KS · 11.1 mi away7:12 AM CDTJohnson County
Social media report.
1.00″ quarter size Cocorahs
1 ESE Shawnee, KS · 11.8 mi away7:00 AM CDTJohnson County
Minor dents to vehicle.
1.00″ quarter size Public
Shawnee, KS · 12.2 mi away7:10 AM CDTJohnson County
Quarter-sized hail reported in Shawnee by meteorologist.
0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter
1 SW Avondale, MO · 4.5 mi away7:19 AM CDTClay County
0.88″ penny size Public
1 E Shawnee, KS · 11.3 mi away7:05 AM CDTJohnson County
Social media report. Time confirmed from radar.
0.75″ penny size Public
1 S Kansas City Kansas, KS · 1.1 mi away7:15 AM CDTWyandotte County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
1 SW Kansas City Kansas, KS · 1.2 mi away7:20 AM CDTWyandotte County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
1 SW Kansas City Kansas, KS · 1.2 mi away7:15 AM CDTWyandotte County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). Time adjusted from radar.
0.75″ penny size Public
3 NE Westwood Hills, MO · 4.5 mi away7:12 AM CDTJackson County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
Northmoor, MO · 5.0 mi away7:21 AM CDTClay County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
Fairway, KS · 6.5 mi away7:08 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
3 W Maywood, MO · 6.9 mi away7:17 AM CDTJackson County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
Overland Park, KS · 9.5 mi away7:04 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
3 SW Merriam, KS · 9.6 mi away7:24 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
2 NE Oakview, MO · 9.6 mi away7:27 AM CDTClay County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
3 N Lenexa, KS · 10.5 mi away7:04 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
1 N Lenexa, KS · 11.6 mi away7:02 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
1 E Shawnee, KS · 11.8 mi away7:02 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
1 E Lenexa, KS · 12.2 mi away7:01 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
4 NW Liberty, MO · 13.9 mi away7:30 AM CDTClay County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.70″ penny size NWS Employee
4 NW Liberty, MO · 13.9 mi away7:30 AM CDTClay County
0.50″ penny size Public
2 NW Merriam, KS · 7.1 mi away7:08 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
1 SW Fairway, KS · 7.2 mi away7:06 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
1 E Prairie Village, KS · 8.6 mi away7:05 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
1 E Shawnee, KS · 11.3 mi away7:05 AM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
9828 N Stark Ave, MO · 13.7 mi away7:30 AM CDTClay County
Half-inch sized hail reported.

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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Kansas City hail on May 8, 2024

NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Kansas City that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.

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