Rhode Island hail map — May 8, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Rhode Island city on May 8, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Bristol.
- Cities hit
- 1
- in Rhode Island
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
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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Rhode Island cities hit on May 8, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Rhode Island on May 8, 2024
9 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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 Trained Spotter3 NNE Narragansett, RI9:58 PM EDTWashington County
Corrects previous hail report from 1 NE Narragansett for location. Social media photo of 2 inch diameter hailstones in Narragansett. Also was relayed by Amateur Radio.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter1 NE Narragansett, RI9:58 PM EDTWashington County
Social media photo of 2 inch diameter hailstones in Narragansett. Also was relayed by Amateur Radio.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 NE Narragansett, RI9:53 PM EDTWashington County
delayed report. Varying ranges of hail size, up to golf ball. Vehicle hood dented from hail.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Cocorahs4 WNW Jamestown, RI9:51 PM EDTWashington County
Time estimated from radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained SpotterWest Warwick, RI7:49 PM EDTKent County
Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterPortsmouth, RI8:06 PM EDTNewport County
Time estimated from radar.
- 0.70″ penny size Broadcast Media2 N Scituate, RI7:00 PM EDTProvidence County
- 0.70″ penny size Trained SpotterCoventry, RI7:50 PM EDTKent County
Corrects previous hail report from Coventry.
- 0.70″ penny size Trained SpotterCoventry, RI7:52 PM EDTKent 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.
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NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Rhode Island city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Bristol. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.