Hail Storm Map — March 31, 2026

Hail storm map for March 31, 2026: max 2.50" hail across IL, IN, KS, NY, OK, PA, TX, WI, ~30,118 structures in swath.

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A moderate hail event swept across IL, IN, KS, NY and 4 more states on March 31, 2026, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 2.50". An estimated 30,118 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. New York took the brunt with ~16,749 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. Roughly 1,782 of those sat under destructive ≥2.50" stones — the radar tier that routinely totals roofs and shatters auto glass. NOAA logged 118 hail reports and 72 wind reports for the day.

Max hail size

2.50"

States impacted

Structures in swath

30,118

Estimated structures affected by state & hail size

State	≥1.00"	≥1.75"	≥2.50"
New York	16,749	3,234	1,773
Indiana	5,634	552	0
Illinois	5,106	0	0
Texas	2,240	94	9
Wisconsin	294	0	0
Oklahoma	45	0	0
Kansas	30	0	0
Pennsylvania	20	0	0

NOAA storm reports

Hail reports (59)

Indiana · 10 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
16:50	Claypool	Kosciusko	Time estimated from radar.
17:20	Claypool	Kosciusko	Corrects previous hail report from Claypool. Time estimated from radar.
17:21	1 ESE Palestine	Kosciusko	Quarter size hail at Palestine Lake. Time estimated via radar.
17:24	3 WSW Winona Lake	Kosciusko	Photo showing hail just larger than a quarter south of Warsaw. Time estimated via radar.
17:25	Claypool	Kosciusko	Photo on X shows hail up to quarter size in Claypool. Time estimated via radar.
17:26	2 S Claypool	Kosciusko	1 inch hail on the south side of Burket. Time estimated via radar.
17:42	South Whitley	Whitley	Time estimated via radar.
17:50	4 SW Wallen	Allen	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
17:58	3 NE Fort Wayne	Allen	Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
17:59	4 SW Wallen	Allen	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Wisconsin · 10 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
07:51	1 SSE Zittau	Winnebago	Pea to dime size hail.
07:59	1 SW Oshkosh	Winnebago	Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
08:02	1 E Wittman Field	Winnebago	Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
09:27	MOSEL	SHEBOYGAN	Picture of one inch hail provided.
09:53	BAY SETTLEMENT	BROWN	Nickel size hail fell near Bay Settlement.
09:59	APPLECREEK	OUTAGAMIE	Nickel size hail fell near Mackville.
10:35	2 NW High Cliff State P	Calumet	Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
10:45	3 NW Oshkosh	Winnebago	Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
10:46	2 NE Wayside	Brown	Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
11:04	Chilton	Calumet	Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

Michigan · 10 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
00:00	Cedar	Leelanau	Delayed report. Public report relayed via social media.
00:05	PLEASANTON	MANISTEE	Photo of hail up to around penny size near Bear Lake, MI.
00:27	SHERMAN	WEXFORD	Photo from social media of hail up to ping-pong ball size in Mesick. Additional reports from the Mesick area of accumulating hail mixed with large hailstones.
00:40	MEAUWATAKA	WEXFORD	Photo of several quarter sized hailstones near the intersection of north 25 Rd and west 18 1/2 Rd east of Mesick.
01:04	LAKE CITY	MISSAUKEE	Quarter sized hail fell again in the Lake City area.
01:04	BUCKEYE	GLADWIN	Accumulating hail up to the size of pennies.
01:05	PLEASANTON	MANISTEE	A second round brought accumulating hail of around the size of quarters.
01:40	HOUGHTON LAKE	ROSCOMMON	Accumulating quarter size hail, with hailstones up to the size of half-dollars.
01:57	WELLSTON	MANISTEE	Trained spotter reported accumulating hail up to 0.80 inches in diameter.
02:45	COMINS	OSCODA	Hail up to the size of nickels in the Comins/Fairview area.

Illinois · 8 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
05:36	HOLLOWAYVILLE	BUREAU	The NWS office in Chicago relayed a report of hail ranging from half an inch to quarter sized hail.
07:52	Oglesby	La Salle	Multiple reports of dime to nickel size hail in Oglesby. Time estimated from radar.
08:18	(JOT) JOLIET REGIONAL AIRPORT	WILL	Multiple reports of dime to quarter size hail were received from the Joliet Junior College.
08:21	ROCKDALE	WILL	A photo showed several large hail stones at Moen Avenue and Midland Avenue. The largest were golf ball size.
08:24	PRESTON HEIGHTS	WILL	A photo showed hail to the size of quarters.
08:24	PRESTON HEIGHTS	WILL	A photo showed ping pong size hail at Route 53 and Laraway Road.
08:34	NEW LENOX	WILL	Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported in multiple locations in New Lenox.
09:16	POLO	OGLE	Most of the hail that fell was one half inch in diameter but the largest hail stones were ping pong ball size.

Texas · 6 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
15:56	SAMNORWOOD	COLLINGSWORTH	Hail up to quarter size fell in Samnorwood.
16:58	DODSON	COLLINGSWORTH	Dime to quarter size hail fell near the Texas and Oklahoma state line.
17:06	CHILDRESS	CHILDRESS	A storm chaser and NWS cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail north of Childress along US Highway 83 and northwest of Childress.
17:38	(CDS)CHILDRESS ARPT	CHILDRESS	Several reports were received of a swath of hail approximately five miles southwest of Childress along US Highway 83 into the city of Childress. Hail ranged in size from quarters to golf ball size.
18:35	PADUCAH	COTTLE	A storm chaser and NWS cooperative weather observer reported a swath of hail from the city of Paducah to approximately four miles northeast of Paducah. Hail ranged in size from half dollar to ping pong ball size.
19:55	GROW	KING	A storm chaser reported hail ranging in size from quarters to golf balls south of the Cottle/King County line along US Highway 83.

New York · 5 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
14:09	PERRYSBURG	CATTARAUGUS	Wind driven hail. Large accumulations of hail making roads slushy.
14:17	COLLINS	ERIE	Received report with photo via Facebook of hail in Collins.
14:17	HELMUTH	ERIE	Received report with photo from Gowanda.
14:34	ASHFORD HOLLOW	CATTARAUGUS	Received report on Facebook of accumulating hail on Route 219 just south of Cattaraugus Creek.
15:25	WEST ALMOND	ALLEGANY	Received report with photo of hail in West Almond.

Ohio · 4 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
19:34	1 SE Brunswick	Medina	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
19:34	Brunswick	Medina	Social media photo of hail as big as one inch in Brunswick. Time estimated via radar.
20:00	LAKE MILTON	MAHONING	Hail up to nickel-size at Milton Township Fire Department in Lake Milton.
20:14	2 ESE Austintown	Mahoning	Dime-sized hail on Chapel Hill Drive.

Kansas · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
21:16	7 W Toronto	Greenwood	Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
21:31	WESTPHALIA	ANDERSON	Emergency manager relayed public report with pictures of quarter size hail.
22:16	ERIE	NEOSHO	Hail was estimated to be quarter size.

Iowa · 2 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
06:15	WAYLAND	HENRY	A trained spotter estimated hail sizes o f a quarter to ping pong ball-sized hail.
06:18	WAYLAND	HENRY	A member of the public reported golf ball sized hail via social media.

Missouri · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
21:32	Odessa	Lafayette	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). Time adjusted based on radar.

Wind reports (72)

Pennsylvania · 27 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
17:32	LAKE CITY	ERIE	Trees downed in Lake City.
17:35	CRANESVILLE	ERIE	Tree downed onto a house in Cranesville.
17:55	WATERFORD	ERIE	Several trees downed and a portion of a house's roof was damaged in Waterford.
18:26	CHERRYTREE	VENANGO	A tree was reported down.
18:28	PLEASANTVILLE	VENANGO	Six trees were reported down.
18:34	TIDIOUTE	WARREN	A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked multiple trees down across Route 127 and Campbell Hill Road approximately 1 mile west of Tidioute.
18:45	WALMO	LAWRENCE	Report of wires down.
18:55	TIONA	WARREN	A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked trees and wires down across Six Mile Road approximately 3 miles south-southeast of Clarendon.
18:56	WELDBANK	WARREN	A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked multiple trees down onto Cherry Grove Road approximately 1 mile south-southeast of Clarendon.
19:06	DEGOLIA	MCKEAN	A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked multiple trees down onto Minard Run Road approximately 3 miles north-northeast of Lewis Run.
19:24	SMETHPORT	MCKEAN	A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked trees and wires down across Route 59 in Smethport.
19:40	NEW VERNON	MERCER	A large tree was reported down on wires.
19:42	CARLTON	MERCER	A tree was reported down blocking Cochranton Road near French Creek.
19:43	COOL SPG	MERCER	A tree was reported down.
19:45	COOL SPG	MERCER	Several trees were reported down.
20:05	NORTH LIBERTY	MERCER	A tree was reported down across one lane of North Liberty Road.
20:15	EAU CLAIRE	BUTLER	A tree was reported down on wires.
20:57	NORTH WASHINGTON	BUTLER	PA 38 reported closed in Washington Township due to a downed tree and wires on the road.
21:21	SUSQUEHANNA BRIDGE	CLEARFIELD	A severe thunderstorm producing wind gusts estimated at 60 mph knocked trees and wires down across Washington Avenue approximately 1 mile south-southwest of Hyde.
22:35	(PIT)GTR PITTSBURGH	ALLEGHENY	Pittsburgh International Airport ASOS.
22:45	GAYLY	ALLEGHENY	Mesonet station 1 SE Robinson Township.
23:00	WEST MIFFLIN	ALLEGHENY	Tree down on power lines.
23:04	MC KEESPORT	ALLEGHENY	Several trees snapped in half in a backyard.
23:04	MC KEESPORT	ALLEGHENY	Damage to multiple trees in the Haler Heights area of McKeesport near Renziehausen Park.
23:10	WILLOW SPGS	WESTMORELAND	Report of snapped trees and a shed blown over.
23:10	WILLOW SPGS	WESTMORELAND	Trees down near the intersection of George Street and Trolist Drive.
23:10	WILLOW SPGS	WESTMORELAND	Trees down near the intersection of Barnes Lake Road and Clay Pike.

Ohio · 27 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
14:34	BAILEY	LUCAS	A semi truck was blown-over along U.S. Route 24, near Hertzfeld Road, in the Otsego area.
14:47	BOWLING GRN UNV ARPT	WOOD	The Wood County Regional Airport AWOS in Bowling Green recorded a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 59-mph from a line of thunderstorms.
15:00	MARTIN	OTTAWA	A trained spotter measured a 66-mph peak straight-line convective wind gust from a line of thunderstorms about one-mile NNW of Martin.
15:17	BALLVILLE	SANDUSKY	Power poles downed near Buchanan Road and Oak Drive in Ballville.
15:47	CAROLINE	SENECA	Trees and power poles downed, and children's playground tossed at a residence along OH Route 4, about 2.6-miles SSW of Attica.
15:53	EAST TOWNSEND	HURON	Power poles downed in Collins.
16:05	AMHERST	LORAIN	Two trees downed along North Main Street in Amherst. One of these trees, which was very large, caused considerable damage to a home.
16:09	LORAIN CO REGL ARPT	LORAIN	The Lorain County Regional Airport ASOS recorded a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 64-mph.
16:14	NORTH RIDGEVILLE	LORAIN	A trained spotter recorded a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 74-mph on their personal weather station in North Ridgeville.
16:20	NORTH OLMSTED	CUYAHOGA	Trees downed in North Olmsted.
16:20	BAY VLG	CUYAHOGA	Three large trees downed at the intersection of Canterbury and Detroit Roads in Westlake.
16:24	BROOK PARK	CUYAHOGA	The Cleveland Hopkins International Airport ASOS recorded a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 71-mph.
16:28	LINNDALE	CUYAHOGA	Tree uprooted about one-mile east of Brooklyn.
16:29	LINNDALE	CUYAHOGA	A portion of a high-rise apartment complex's roof was blown-off along Park Fulton Oval in Cleveland.
16:30	PARMA	CUYAHOGA	Tree downed about two-miles east of Brooklyn.
16:31	(BKL)CLEVELAND LAKEF	CUYAHOGA	Some windows blown-out at high-rise building at 9th Street and St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland.
16:44	MAYFIELD	CUYAHOGA	A downed tree resulted in a road closure about one-mile southeast of Mayfield.
16:46	MENTOR	LAKE	Tree downed along Hopkins Road, near OH Route 2, in Mentor.
16:46	PECK CORNERS	LAKE	Tree downed along Beechwood Drive in Kirtland.
16:54	CHARDON ARPT	GEAUGA	A trained spotter measured a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 65-mph from a line of thunderstorms at the intersection of U.S. Route 322 and OH Route 44 in the Munson area.
16:54	CHARDON	GEAUGA	Healthy tree snapped at the intersection of Mentor Road and OH Route 44 on the northwest side of Chardon.
17:18	ASHTABULA CO ARPT	ASHTABULA	The Ashtabula County Airport ASOS recorded a 63-mph peak straight-line convective wind gust from a line of thunderstorms.
17:49	YALE	PORTAGE	Portion of the roof was damaged at Southeast High School between Edinburg and Palmyra.
19:51	BUCYRUS	CRAWFORD	On the north side of Bucyrus, a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 60-mph was reported from a line of thunderstorms.
20:20	EAST MANSFIELD	RICHLAND	Trees downed along OH Route 430, about four-miles east of Mansfield.
20:25	LUCAS	RICHLAND	Tree downed in Lucas.
20:26	BELLVILLE	RICHLAND	Tree downed in Bellville.

New York · 10 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
14:14	GOWANDA	CATTARAUGUS	Report from Facebook of tree falling on a house.
14:40	ASHFORD HOLLOW	CATTARAUGUS	Multiple trees and powerlines downed near Ashford Hollow Road.
17:50	(BGM)BINGHAMTON ARPT	BROOME	Thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires around the Broome County Landfill.
18:10	FREDONIA	CHAUTAUQUA	Power poles snapped due to thunderstorm winds.
18:25	LAMBERTON	CHAUTAUQUA	Fredonia New York State Mesonet station.
18:30	DUNKIRK MUNI ARPT	CHAUTAUQUA	Dunkirk Airport.
18:36	DEPOSIT	DELAWARE	Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires over a road.
18:54	EAST HAMBURG	ERIE	Multiple trees snapped in a yard on Davis Street.
18:59	DOWNSVILLE	DELAWARE	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on roads around the Downsville area.
19:30	BUSHNELLSVILLE	ULSTER	Local law enforcement reported multiple trees down on Gooding Road near Crump Hill Road and Route 42 in Shandaken.

Texas · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
19:09	HACKBERRY	COTTLE	A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hackberry measured severe wind gusts from 1909 CST through 1912 CST. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured at 1910 CST.
20:24	GUTHRIE 6666 ARPT	KING	An Automated Weather Observing Station near Guthrie measured a wind gust of 59 mph.
21:34	GUTHRIE	KING	A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Guthrie measured a wind gust of 58 mph.

Massachusetts · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
19:50	EAST CHARLEMONT	FRANKLIN	In Charlemont, a tree was down blocking Rt. 2 around mile marker 26.
20:00	BUCKLAND FOUR CORNER	FRANKLIN	In Buckland, a tree was downed on East Buckland Rd.
20:42	LENOX	BERKSHIRE	Local law enforcement relayed a report of a downed tree in Lenox.

Kansas · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
21:45	CHANUTE	NEOSHO	Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph.

Mississippi · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
17:53	WATER VLY	YALOBUSHA	A singular, large tree fell onto a home near the Water Valley city limits. In the photo, there were other trees around appearing unharmed.

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