Texas · May 9, 2026

Texas hail map — May 9, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 4 Texas cities on May 9, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over McAllen.

Hail swath map for McAllen, TX on May 9, 2026 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over McAllen on May 9, 20261.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
4
in Texas
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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What people on the ground measured in Texas on May 9, 2026

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service6 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.

  • 2.50 hen egg size Trained Spotter
    10 E Wheeler, TX6:48 PM CDTWheeler County

    Tennis ball size hail reported 1 mile east of the intersection of Highways 152 and 592 along Highway 152.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    4 NE Wheeler, TX6:30 PM CDTWheeler County

    Golf ball size hail reported near intersection of County Road 18 and County Road J.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    7 E Wheeler, TX6:41 PM CDTWheeler County

    Report near intersection of County Road 22 and Highway 152.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Trained Spotter
    7 E Wheeler, TX6:41 PM CDTWheeler County

    Report of golf ball size hail eat of Wheeler along TX Highway 152.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    5 SW Uncertain, TX1:11 AM CDTHarrison County

    Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Karnack.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    Roma, TX7:55 AM CDTStarr County

    Public social media post showing hail of varying sizes up to an estimated 1 inch in Roma, TX.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    4 E Pflugerville, TX2:20 PM CDTTravis County

    mPING report, in addition, received photo from broadcast media with stones ranging from penny to quarter size near Pflugerville.

  • 1.00 quarter size Trained Spotter
    5 NW Pecan Grove, TX7:13 PM CDTFort Bend County

    Multiple rounds of hail were reported near Cinco Ranch, including quarter size hail scattered among penny and nickel size hail.

  • 1.00 quarter size Public
    5 N Pottsboro, TX12:35 AM CDTGrayson County

    Facebook report of quarter size hail in Preston Shores.

  • 0.88 penny size NWS Employee
    New Braunfels, TX5:21 PM CDTComal County

    Pea to nickel size hail in downtown New Braunfels.

  • 0.75 penny size Public
    1 ESE Roma, TX7:55 AM CDTStarr County

    Public reported hail up to 0.75 of an inch on Bluebird St in Roma, TX at 7:55 AM.

  • 0.75 penny size Public
    1 SSE Roma, TX7:55 AM CDTStarr County

    Corrects previous hail report from 1 ESE Roma. Public reported hail up to 0.75 of an inch on Bluebird St in Roma, TX at 7:55 AM.

Showing the 12 largest of 20 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 9, 2026

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 4 Texas cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over McAllen. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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