Hail map for Grand Island, NE — April 1, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Grand Island on April 1, 2025.
- 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
- 1.75″
- 1.4 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 Grand Island, NE on April 1, 2025
11 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 5 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 Spotter1 NNE Grand Island, NE · 1.4 mi away8:00 PM CDTHall County
A few reports of hail from ping pong ball up to golf ball size. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Storm Chaser5 S Saint Libory, NE · 5.9 mi away8:00 PM CDTHall County
Spotter Network report.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 NW Grand Island, NE · 3.5 mi away7:50 PM CDTHall County
Photo via email. Stated hail lasted about 10 minutes 750 to 8pm.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 W Grand Island, NE · 3.6 mi away7:57 PM CDTHall County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 W Grand Island, NE · 3.6 mi away7:56 PM CDTHall County
Ongoing.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicCairo, NE · 14.5 mi away7:05 PM CDTHall County
Report/Picture via Facebook.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter4 SE Cairo, NE · 11.5 mi away7:07 PM CDTHall County
- 0.88″ penny size Trained SpotterCairo, NE · 14.9 mi away7:05 PM CDTHall County
- 0.75″ penny size Public3 W Grand Island, NE · 3.7 mi away7:57 PM CDTHall County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
- 0.50″ penny size Public5 E Saint Libory, NE · 12.6 mi away7:16 PM CDTMerrick County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
- 0.25″ penny size Trained Spotter5 SE Cairo, NE · 10.6 mi away7:07 PM CDTHall County
2-3 Minutes of Hail.
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.
Grand Island hail on April 1, 2025
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Grand Island that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.