Hail map for Ruston, LA — April 26, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Ruston on April 26, 2026.

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- 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
- 1.50″
- 13.7 mi away · Public
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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What people on the ground measured in Ruston, LA on April 26, 2026
3 reports filed with the National Weather Service. 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 Public6 NE Arcadia, LA · 13.7 mi away4:04 AM CDTLincoln County
Hail of at least half dollar to ping pong size just west of the Antioch community, near the intersection of LA-544 & LA-151.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NNE Grambling, LA · 4.0 mi away4:23 AM CDTLincoln County
Estimated hail of at least quarter size a little north of Interstate 20 between Grambling and Ruston.
- 0.75″ penny size Public2 NW Ruston, LA · 2.6 mi away4:25 AM CDTLincoln County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 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.
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Ruston hail on April 26, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Ruston that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.