Texas · May 16, 2024

Texas hail map — May 16, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 7 Texas cities on May 16, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Odessa.

Hail swath map for Odessa, TX on May 16, 2024 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over Odessa on May 16, 2024 — 1.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
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Cities hit
7
in Texas
Largest stone
1.50″
half dollar size
Impact rating
5/10
from stone size

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 Texas on May 16, 2024

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter
    10 NNW Texon, TX4:55 PM CDTReagan County

    3 inch diameter hail measured, photo via Twitter/X.

  • 2.75″ baseball size Storm Chaser
    6 N Barnhart, TX6:05 PM CDTIrion County
  • 2.50″ hen egg size Public
    3 WNW Odessa, TX5:42 PM CDTEctor County

    Time estimated by radar.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Storm Chaser
    Mason, TX8:50 PM CDTMason County

    Golf ball and larger hail across Mason.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size CO-OP Observer
    9 SE Floydada, TX1:25 AM CDTFloyd County

    Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    9 S Lockett, TX3:41 AM CDTWilbarger County

    Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter
    Snyder, TX12:43 PM CDTScurry County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    Odessa, TX5:50 PM CDTEctor County

    golf ball sized hail observed at University and Grandview in Odessa.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size CO-OP Observer
    Medina, TX11:45 PM CDTBandera County

    2 minutes of hail with max size of golfballs.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    1 SW Lockett, TX3:38 AM CDTWilbarger County

    Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    11 WSW Mertzon, TX6:14 PM CDTIrion County
  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    2 N Menard, TX8:02 PM CDTMenard County

Showing the 12 largest of 37 hail reports filed that day.

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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Texas hail on May 16, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 7 Texas cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Odessa. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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