Texas · May 1, 2026

Texas hail map — May 1, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Texas cities on May 1, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Victoria.

Hail swath map for Victoria, TX on May 1, 2026 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over Victoria on May 1, 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 May 1, 2026

8 reports filed with the National Weather Service3 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.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Cocorahs
    8 N Hallettsville, TX2:40 AM CDTLavaca County

    CoCoRaHS observer reported walnut size hail for 10 minutes.

  • 1.00 quarter size Emergency Mngr
    Belmont, TX1:38 AM CDTGonzales County

    The Emergency Manager relayed a report of quarter size hail in Belmont.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    7 NNE Dilley, TX1:50 AM CDTFrio County

    Hail around the size of a quarter in Derby via social media.

  • 1.00 quarter size Emergency Mngr
    1 NW Kenedy, TX12:52 PM CDTKarnes County

    Mixture of Pea up to Quarter size hail from western Karnes City to Kenedy.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    7 ENE Fannin, TX1:53 PM CDTVictoria County
  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    3 SSW Victoria, TX2:02 PM CDTVictoria County

    Nickel to quarter sized hail. Winds have knocked out power.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    2 NNW Tivoli, TX2:31 PM CDTRefugio County

    Measured 1 inch hail at the high school.

  • 0.75 penny size Trained Spotter
    1 ESE Victoria, TX2:00 PM CDTVictoria County

    Report of 0.75 inch hail at the intersection of Sam Houston Dr and US-59T Business.

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.

Hail elsewhere on May 1, 2026

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Texas hail on May 1, 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 Victoria. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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