Texas · April 24, 2026

Texas hail map — April 24, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Texas cities on April 24, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Longview.

Hail swath map for Longview, TX on April 24, 2026 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over Longview on April 24, 20261.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
2
in Texas
Largest stone
1.50
half dollar size
Impact rating
5/10
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 April 24, 2026

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service1 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 Public
    Emory, TX10:25 PM CDTRains County

    Delayed report. Social media photo of 2.75 to 3 inch hailstone in Emory. Time estimated by radar.

  • 2.50 hen egg size Broadcast Media
    Emory, TX10:40 PM CDTRains County

    Photo of approximately tennis ball size hail.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    3 E Paris, TX8:20 PM CDTLamar County

    Social media report of 2 inch hail in between Reno and Paris.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Amateur Radio
    3 W Emory, TX10:17 PM CDTRains County
  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    1 E Fruitvale, TX11:20 PM CDTVan Zandt County

    Multiple social media reports of 1.5 to 2 inch hail near Fruitvale.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    1 S Grand Saline, TX11:54 PM CDTVan Zandt County

    Reported on Facebook along VZCR 1110 south of Hwy 280.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Public
    Grand Saline, TX12:30 AM CDTVan Zandt County

    Reported on Facebook in Grand Saline.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    7 NNW Toco, TX8:00 PM CDTLamar County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Amateur Radio
    Point, TX10:07 PM CDTRains County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Amateur Radio
    Emory, TX10:17 PM CDTRains County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    4 SSE Point, TX10:50 PM CDTRains County

    Social media photo.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    2 NNE Wills Point, TX12:30 AM CDTVan Zandt County

    Reported on Facebook.

Showing the 12 largest of 24 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 April 24, 2026

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Texas cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Longview. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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