Texas hail map — May 8, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 6 Texas cities on May 8, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Edinburg.
- Cities hit
- 6
- in Texas
- Largest stone
- 2.00″
- hen egg size
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- 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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What people on the ground measured in Texas on May 8, 2025
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public3 N Mcallen, TX7:18 PM CDTHidalgo County
Member of the public pasted a Facebook comment of a photo of hailstone approximately 3 inches long and 1.5 inches wide.
- 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter4 NNW Guerra, TX4:56 PM CDTJim Hogg County
Report of estimated baseball hail size received by trained storm spotter at the intersection of FM2687 and FM649.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public3 NE Mcallen, TX7:10 PM CDTHidalgo County
Photo received from DHR Health of a 2 inch sized measured hailstone that fell near Dove and McColl.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public3 NNE Mcallen, TX7:10 PM CDTHidalgo County
Member of the public sent a photo through a Facebook message showing hailstones approximately 2 inches.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public2 NE Mcallen, TX9:39 PM CDTHidalgo County
Member of the public provided Facebook photo comment showing approximately 2 inch hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public13 E El Sauz, TX6:39 PM CDTStarr County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public10 NE Rio Grande City, TX6:49 PM CDTStarr County
Pictures and video on X showed ping pong to golfball size hail north of Rio Grande City.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 SW Edinburg, TX7:05 PM CDTHidalgo County
Member of the public sent photos through Facebook message showing approximately golf ball-sized hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 N Mcallen, TX7:08 PM CDTHidalgo County
Member of the public posted Facebook photo comment showing approximately golf ball sized hailstone.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 SW Edinburg, TX7:12 PM CDTHidalgo County
Member of the public left a Facebook comment with video showing approximately golf ball sized hail at this intersection. Reported minor vehicle damage, as well as damage to vegetation.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 SSE Edinburg, TX7:18 PM CDTHidalgo County
Trained Skywarn spotter reported Golf ball sized hail around the intersection of Wisconsin and Veterans.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 WSW Edinburg, TX7:18 PM CDTHidalgo County
Member of the public posted a Facebook photo comment showing an approximately golf ball sized hailstone taken at this location.
Showing the 12 largest of 27 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 8, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 6 Texas cities that day. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Edinburg. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.