Hail map for Austin, TX — April 30, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Austin on April 30, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 30%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 1.00″
- 4.3 mi away · Storm Chaser
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 30% over Austin that day — low to moderate: the radar signature was there, ground impact less certain. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
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 Austin, TX on April 30, 2026
4 reports filed with the National Weather Service. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.00″ quarter size Storm ChaserSunset Valley, TX · 4.3 mi away1:54 PM CDTTravis County
1 inch hail reported.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 N McKinney Falls Stat, TX · 4.4 mi away2:04 PM CDTTravis County
Report from mPING. Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 0.88″ penny size Broadcast Media4 SW Lost Creek, TX · 8.9 mi away1:46 PM CDTTravis County
Hail mainly of pea sized with some up to nickel sized reported along with 50 mph winds.
- 0.50″ penny size Public1 E Rollingwood, TX · 1.6 mi away2:00 PM CDTTravis County
Report from mPING. Half-inch (0.50 in.).
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.
Austin hail on April 30, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Austin that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.