Hail map for Friendswood, TX — May 28, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Friendswood on May 28, 2024.
- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 4.8 mi away · Public
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 Friendswood, TX on May 28, 2024
8 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 NNW Webster, TX · 4.8 mi away2:18 PM CDTHarris County
Golfball hail damaged cars and roofs.
- 1.75″ golf ball size NWS Employee3 NW Nassau Bay, TX · 6.0 mi away2:28 PM CDTHarris County
Golf ball-sized hail was observed in Clear Lake. Additionally, strong thunderstorm winds resulted in damage to tree limbs.
- 1.75″ golf ball size NWS Employee3 WNW South Houston, TX · 11.2 mi away1:40 PM CDTHarris County
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee2 NNE Friendswood, TX · 1.5 mi away2:23 PM CDTHarris County
Quarter-sized hail was observed in Friendswood.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter4 NW Webster, TX · 4.3 mi away1:55 PM CDTHarris County
A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail at the intersection of Hwy 3 and Clear Lake City Blvd as a line of severe storms moved through the area.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee1 NW Webster, TX · 4.9 mi away4:24 PM CDTHarris County
Quarter-sized hail was observed in the Medical Center area of Clear Lake.
- 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee1 NW Webster, TX · 4.9 mi away2:15 PM CDTHarris County
Corrects previous hail report from 1 NW Webster. Quarter-sized hail was observed in the Medical Center area of Clear Lake.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Nassau Bay, TX · 6.2 mi away2:30 PM CDTHarris County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 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.
Friendswood hail on May 28, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Friendswood that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.