Hail map for Bismarck, ND — August 11, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Bismarck on August 11, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 2.75″
- 8.7 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 Bismarck, ND on August 11, 2026
9 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 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.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 W Menoken, ND · 8.7 mi away10:45 PM CDTBurleigh County
Public social media report and photo of near baseball size hail south of Apple Valley.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public1 S Menoken, ND · 12.0 mi away10:35 PM CDTBurleigh County
Social media report and photo of baseball sized hail south of Menoken.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public2 S Lincoln, ND · 6.7 mi away10:23 PM CDTBurleigh County
Multiple reports of large hail in and around Lincoln. Largest around tennis ball sized.
- 2.00″ hen egg size NWS EmployeeLincoln, ND · 5.2 mi away10:29 PM CDTBurleigh County
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public4 E Lincoln, ND · 8.5 mi away10:30 PM CDTBurleigh County
Photo relayed through social media.
- 1.25″ half dollar size NWS EmployeeLincoln, ND · 5.2 mi away10:22 PM CDTBurleigh County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Lincoln, ND · 5.2 mi away10:28 PM CDTBurleigh County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter8 N Menoken, ND · 13.9 mi away11:08 PM CDTBurleigh County
Mostly pea sized hail with a few nickel to quarter sized mixed in. Hail lasted 16 minutes ending at 1124 pm CDT. Little wind. 0.89 inches of rain.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter3 WSW Lincoln, ND · 4.9 mi away10:09 PM CDTBurleigh 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.
Bismarck hail on August 11, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Bismarck that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.