Hail map for Independence, MO — August 19, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Independence on August 19, 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
- 30%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 3.5 mi away · Public
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 30% over Independence that day — low to moderate: the radar signature was there, ground impact less certain. 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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Every storm over Independence →What people on the ground measured in Independence, MO on August 19, 2026
21 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 W Sugar Creek, MO · 3.5 mi away1:56 AM CDTJackson County
Social media shared a photo of hail approximately golf ball sized. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 SE North Kansas City, MO · 6.3 mi away1:50 AM CDTJackson County
report via social media. Time estimate via radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 SSE North Kansas City, MO · 7.9 mi away1:50 AM CDTJackson County
Public shared photo on social media of many large hailstones, with the largest approximately golf ball sized. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 NNE Kansas City Kansa, KS · 11.3 mi away1:41 AM CDTWyandotte County
Picture shared via social media shows a car with hail damage. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 W Kansas City Kansas, KS · 12.8 mi away1:40 AM CDTWyandotte County
Report via social media.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 SW Independence, MO · 1.1 mi away2:01 AM CDTJackson County
Social media shared report of hail approximately ping pong in size. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public4 E Independence, MO · 4.1 mi away2:00 AM CDTJackson County
report via social media. time estimated via radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 SSE North Kansas City, MO · 7.9 mi away1:49 AM CDTJackson County
Picture shared via social media. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicIndependence, MO · 0.3 mi away1:50 AM CDTJackson County
Public shared photo of hail approximately half dollar sized. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 WNW Maywood, MO · 3.5 mi away1:54 AM CDTJackson County
Report via social media. Time estimate via radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NNW North Kansas City, MO · 9.0 mi away1:47 AM CDTClay County
Report via social media. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NW Kansas City, MO · 9.5 mi away1:45 AM CDTJackson County
Public reported half dollar sized hail. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NW North Kansas City, MO · 9.7 mi away1:44 AM CDTClay County
Public shared report via social media of several hailstones approximately half dollar sized. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NW North Kansas City, MO · 9.7 mi away1:53 AM CDTClay County
Report via social media. Time was provided.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 NW Kansas City Kansas, KS · 14.3 mi away1:34 AM CDTWyandotte County
Photo shared via social media shows various large hail. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 E Independence, MO · 0.8 mi away2:05 AM CDTJackson County
Social media post showed quarter size hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicSugar Creek, MO · 1.9 mi away1:59 AM CDTJackson County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicSugar Creek, MO · 2.3 mi away1:56 AM CDTJackson County
Public shared photo of quarter sized hail. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NW Kansas City Kansas, KS · 12.4 mi away1:41 AM CDTWyandotte County
Report via social media. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 WNW Kansas City Kansa, KS · 12.8 mi away1:30 AM CDTWyandotte County
Report shared via social media. Time of 1:30am was provided.
- 0.75″ penny size PublicAvondale, MO · 8.3 mi away1:35 AM CDTClay County
Picture shared via social media.
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.
Independence hail on August 19, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Independence that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.