Hail Storm Map — April 13, 2026

Hail storm map for April 13, 2026: max 3.00" hail across IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, SD, TX, WI, WY, ~87,002 structures in swath.

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A significant hail event swept across IA, IL, IN, KS and 8 more states on April 13, 2026, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 3.00". An estimated 87,002 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. Minnesota took the brunt with ~33,504 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. Roughly 403 of those sat under destructive ≥2.50" stones — the radar tier that routinely totals roofs and shatters auto glass. NOAA logged 210 hail reports and 113 wind reports for the day.

Max hail size

3.00"

States impacted

Structures in swath

87,002

Estimated structures affected by state & hail size

State	≥1.00"	≥1.75"	≥2.50"
Minnesota	33,504	2,559	386
Wisconsin	26,990	1,478	9
Kansas	9,289	437	0
Iowa	9,163	148	8
Michigan	2,021	0	0
Illinois	1,923	0	0
South Dakota	1,665	1	0
Texas	973	8	0
Missouri	912	0	0
Indiana	449	0	0
Montana	79	0	0
Wyoming	34	0	0

NOAA storm reports

Hail reports (86)

Wisconsin · 36 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
14:36	2 SW Monona	Dane	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
15:34	ELLIS	PORTAGE	Quarter size hail fell in Ellis.
15:52	SPENCER	MARATHON	Penny size hail fell in Spencer.
16:16	NEILLSVILLE	CLARK	Law enforcement reported quarter sized hail 1 mile southeast of Neillsville.
16:17	VESPER	WOOD	Quarter size hail fell in Vesper.
16:40	CHILI	CLARK	An amateur radio group reported quarter sized hail 2 miles north-northwest of Chili.
16:55	WAUSAU	MARATHON	Quarter size hail fell in Wausau.
16:55	MARSHFIELD	WOOD	Quarter size hail fell in Marshfield.
17:00	MARSHFIELD	MARATHON	Half dollar size hail fell north of Marshfield.
17:06	MARSHFIELD	MARATHON	Lime size hail fell north of Marshfield.
17:08	RIVERSIDE	MARATHON	Half dollar size hail fell in Riverside.
17:14	NELSON	BUFFALO	Local fire and rescue reported ping pong ball sized hail 2 miles northwest of Nelson.
17:30	STRUM	TREMPEALEAU	The public reported quarter sized hail near Strum.
17:35	TELL	BUFFALO	The public reported ping pong ball sized hail roughly 2 miles west of Tell.
17:35	STRUM VIKING FLD ARP	TREMPEALEAU	The public reported golf ball sized hail 4 miles east-northeast of Strum.
17:37	NORTHLAND	WAUPACA	Half dollar size hail fell near Northland.
17:40	CHILI	CLARK	The public reported golf ball sized in Chili.
17:41	OSSEO	TREMPEALEAU	The public reported golf ball sized hail in Osseo.
17:50	PRICE	JACKSON	The public reported golf ball sized hail 2 miles east of Price.
18:03	WAUMANDEE	BUFFALO	A trained spotter reported a 3 inch diameter hailstone near Waumandee. This report was made about 10 minutes after the hail core had left the area.
18:10	HUMBIRD	CLARK	The public reported 2 inch diameter hail near Humbird.
18:22	PRICE	JACKSON	A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail roughly 2 miles south-southeast of Price.
18:32	BLAIR ARPT	TREMPEALEAU	The public reported quarter sized hail 3 miles south of Blair. This report was relayed via mPING.
18:34	GREEN BAY	BROWN	Quarter size hail fell in Green Bay.
18:35	SIDNEY	CLARK	An amateur radio group reported quarter sized hail 3 miles west-northwest of Sidney.
18:35	IDUNA	TREMPEALEAU	The public reported nickel sized hail 2 miles northeast of Iduna.
18:35	GREEN BAY	BROWN	Nickel size hail fell in Green Bay.
18:35	GREEN BAY	BROWN	Quarter size hail fell in Green Bay.
18:37	GREEN BAY	BROWN	Half dollar size hail fell in Green Bay.
19:00	SCHLERVILLE	JACKSON	The public reported penny sized hail near Schlerville.
19:09	VAUDREUIL	JACKSON	The public reported nickel sized hail near Black River Falls.
19:34	KIRBY	MONROE	Emergency management reported quarter sized hail 2 miles south of Millston.
20:17	FORT MC COY	MONROE	The public reported quarter sized hail in Fort McCoy.
20:23	PLOVER	PORTAGE	Quarter size hail fell in Plover.
21:07	ROSEDALE	MONROE	The public reported quarter sized hail 6 miles south of Four Corners.
23:22	4 NE Cross Plains	Dane	Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

Minnesota · 17 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
15:35	WASTEDO	GOODHUE	Several very large hail stones roughly 2.5 inches in diameter fell near Urland Church on Goodhue County 9.
16:43	OAK CENTER	WABASHA	A trained spotter reported tennis ball sized hail about 4 miles north-northwest of Oak Center.
16:45	OAK CENTER	WABASHA	The public reported 2 inch diameter hail about 7 miles north of Oak Center.
16:50	LAKE CITY	WABASHA	The public reported penny sized hail 2 miles southeast of Lake City. The report was relayed via mPING.
16:51	LAKE CITY	WABASHA	The public reported quarter sized hail about 2 miles southeast of Lake City. The report was relayed via mPING.
16:59	LAKE CITY	WABASHA	The public reported quarter sized hail in Lake City. The report was relayed via mPING.
17:00	LAKE CITY	WABASHA	The public reported 2 inch diameter hail in Lake City. This resulted in damage to structures and vehicles in portions of the city.
17:20	WINDOM	COTTONWOOD	Photo provided with ruler for comparison.
17:22	WABASHA	WABASHA	The public reported ping pong ball sized hail in Wabasha.
17:22	WABASHA	WABASHA	Emergency management reported quarter sized hail 1 mile southwest of Wabasha.
17:26	WABASHA	WABASHA	A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail 2 miles south-southeast of Wabasha.
17:54	LUVERNE	ROCK	Hail occurred for 5 to 10 minutes, largest briefly up to ping-pong ball size.
19:00	RICE LAKE	DODGE	Law enforcement reported ping pong ball sized hail about 3 miles northeast of Rice Lake.
19:03	CLAREMONT	DODGE	The public reported ping pong ball sized hail 2 miles northwest of Claremont. The report was relayed via mPING.
19:11	OKABENA	JACKSON	Two thirds of the yard was covered by hail up to nickel size. Hail fall was approximately 10 minutes.
19:29	LAKEFIELD	JACKSON	Most of the hail was penny to quarter size, but some stones were as large as hen eggs.
19:32	LAKEFIELD	JACKSON	Considerable dime to quarter size hail occurred.

Iowa · 7 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
16:42	REMSEN	PLYMOUTH	Damage to car parked outside residence.
17:05	Gruver	Emmet	Time estimated from spotter/radar.
17:25	MAY CITY	OSCEOLA	Pictures provided of quarter size hail.
17:30	Graettinger	Palo Alto	Pea to Quarter.
17:49	5 N Swea City	Kossuth	Time estimated by Radar.
18:24	PETERSON	CLAY	Various hail sizes up to a maximum of quarter size fell for a few minutes.
21:16	Mason City	Cerro Gordo	dime to quarter sized hail at time of report.

Missouri · 6 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
19:42	Amoret	Bates	Corrects previous hail report from Amoret. Social media report. Time estimated from radar.
21:15	2 S Peculiar	Cass	Social media report. Time estimated from radar.
21:15	3 SW Peculiar	Cass	Social media report. Time estimated from radar.
21:26	4 W Harrisonville	Cass	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
21:34	Harrisonville	Cass	Public report and photo of quarter size hail in Harrisonville. Time corrected from radar.
21:36	Harrisonville	Cass	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Michigan · 5 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
18:50	HASTINGS	BARRY	Law enforcement reported quarter to half-dollar size hail.
19:04	HASTINGS	BARRY	Quarter size hail.
19:30	PORTLAND	IONIA	Ping pong size hail from media and the public.
22:17	Omer	Arenac	Image shared via social media. Lots of pea to nickel size hail covering the ground.
22:18	Omer	Arenac	Image shared via social media.

Kansas · 4 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
16:00	BAZAAR	CHASE	This report was relayed via social media.
16:00	COTTONWOOD FALLS	CHASE	Report was received courtesy of KSN, and it was supported by law enforcement.
16:32	EMPORIA	LYON	Emporia city manager reported quarter to half dollar size hail.
18:30	OTTAWA	FRANKLIN	Delayed report of 2 inch diameter hail across the street from the Ottawa High School. Photos were sent via email.

Texas · 4 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
17:36	COLORADO CITY	MITCHELL	A storm chaser reported quarter-sized hail. 40 mph winds were also measured with this storm. The total time of occurrence is estimated from radar.
17:45	LORAINE	MITCHELL	Public report of ping pong ball sized hail in Loraine was received by broadcast media in Abilene. The total time of occurrence is partially estimated by radar.
18:32	ROTAN	FISHER	We received a call from an individual in Rotan, TX reporting golf ball sized hail in Rotan. He was located approximately one block west of the park in town.
18:32	ROTAN	FISHER	Broadcast media relayed a photo of golf ball size hail from a viewer in Rotan. Time of report estimated from radar.

Illinois · 2 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
12:54	MARSEILLES	LA SALLE	Lots of pea size hail was reported with a few quarter size hail stones.
13:23	Kankakee	Kankakee	Video shared of lots of nickel to penny sized hail. Time estimated from radar.

Ohio · 2 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
19:22	WOODVILLE GARDENS	WOOD	Hail up to quarter-size in Northwood.
19:22	ROSSFORD	WOOD	Hail up to penny-size in Rossford.

Indiana · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
14:43	(RZL) JASPER COUNTY AIRPORT	JASPER	A photo showed hail slightly larger than quarter size east of the Jasper County Fairgrounds.

Nebraska · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
18:05	3 ESE Spalding	Greeley	Spotter reports penny to nickel sized hail southeast of Spalding.

South Dakota · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
17:20	TEA	LINCOLN	Hail varied from penny to quarter size.

Wind reports (78)

Wisconsin · 30 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
19:16	3 ESE Oneida	Brown	Green Bay Airport.
22:38	EXCELSIOR	RICHLAND	An amateur radio group reported a shed was removed from its foundation 2 miles southwest of Excelsior.
22:44	LOGANVILLE	SAUK	An outbuilding destroyed and multiple trees down.
22:44	ROCK SPGS	SAUK	One silo destroyed and another heavily damaged on a farmstead. A tensile structure damaged and many trees or limbs down.
22:45	ROCK SPGS	SAUK	A pole shed down in Rock Springs.
22:47	NORTH FREEDOM	SAUK	A portion of the Fire Department's roof torn off in North Freedom. A few mobile homes with roof damage. Several trees uprooted and many tree limbs and powerlines down. Some trees down on homes.
22:54	BARABOO	SAUK	Trees down in Baraboo including on at least one home.
22:56	AVOCA	IOWA	Several trees down throughout the county.
22:59	LADOGA	FOND DU LAC	A barn collapsed while being occupied by 30 to 40 cattle. Some deceased cattle reported.
23:03	HIGHLAND	IOWA	Trees down down along Delany St. and Dodgeville St. in Highland. A fallen tree causing substantial damage to the roof of a home.
23:03	PORTAGE	COLUMBIA	Multiple barns with roof damage, and scattered trees and powerlines down throughout the county.
23:05	PRAIRIE DU SAC ARPT	SAUK	Numerous trees and powerlines down on the north side of Prairie Du Sac including uprooted trees. Some trees down on homes, garages and apartment buildings causing structural damage. Sheet metal removed from a portion of a roof of an industrial building.
23:06	MERRIMAC	SAUK	Trees and powerlines down including some trees down on homes.
23:12	LODI	COLUMBIA	Dozens of trees snapped, uprooted, or downed in Lodi. Powerlines down as well. A small portion of a roof collapsed at a nursing home.
23:15	DANE	DANE	Some sheet metal roofing and siding torn off a barn.
23:20	CROSS PLAINS	DANE	Numerous trees snapped, uprooted, or downed on the north side of Cross Plains. Powerlines also down. Trees down on vehicles and homes.
23:20	WAUNAKEE	DANE	Some trees uprooted and snapped.
23:20	MADISON MOREY ARPT	DANE	Portions of a roof and beams lifted off a home.
23:23	DE FOREST	DANE	Many trees uprooted and snapped in DeForest. Power poles and powerlines down. A tree down on a house. Roof damage and siding damage to some homes from the strong winds.
23:27	DOWNTOWN MADISON	DANE	Snapped pine tree falling onto a home.
23:30	FOX LAKE	DODGE	Widespread reports of tree and powerline damage across the county. A barn 3 miles north of Lowell had the north wall blown in, while the barn door in the south end was torn off and blown into a field. There was a greater concentration of uprooted and snapped trees southeast of Neosho and near Ashippun, extending to the Washington County line. Some structural damage reported to small buildings.
23:33	TOKEN CREEK	DANE	Numerous trees snapped about 10 to 15 feet above the ground. A felled tree onto a fiber glass roof shed, causing damage.
23:36	EAST BRISTOL	DANE	Around one half of the roof removed from a large church. Some roof material collapsed into the church. Across the street, a pine tree was uprooted. Another pine tree snapped halfway up and landed on a machine shed.
23:37	BLOOMING GROVE	DANE	A 1500 pound cattle gate blown over a concrete barrier at the Alliant Energy Center. A dumpster was flipped and moved a short distance. A large tensile structure was destroyed 4-5 trees blown down and 5 golf carts windshields were shattered. An AC unit was blown off the roof of a nearby hotel. Some minor roof damage to a nearby credit union.
23:37	MC FARLAND	DANE	Multiple trees down with some down on homes and vehicles.
23:38	COLUMBUS	COLUMBIA	Two large trees blown down and a pine tree snapped at 80 feet high in a neighborhood. Additional trees and tree limbs down in the neighborhood and across Columbus. One tree felled on a home causing roof damage.
23:38	BLOOMING GROVE	DANE	Many trees uprooted and snapped with some falling on homes and garages. One garage was demolished.
23:46	WATERLOO	JEFFERSON	A swath of scattered tree, power line, and structural damage across northern Jefferson County. This included many uprooted and snapped trees, power lines down, and fallen trees on vehicles especially in Waterloo and Watertown. Eight power poles were snapped on East Clarkson Rd. in Waterloo. A farm on highway B east of Johnson Creek suffered severe silo damage, and a grove of trees were knocked down nearby.
23:50	ALBION	DANE	A 100 year old barn collapsed.
23:52	CAMBRIDGE	JEFFERSON	A swath of scattered tree, power line, and structural damage across central and southern Jefferson County. This included many uprooted and snapped trees, power lines down, and fallen trees on homes and vehicles especially in Fort Atkinson and Jefferson. The entire roof of a home was removed by the strong winds in Jefferson near the high school. Lakeview Cemetery in Fort Atkinson suffered significant tree damage with trees down on grave sites. An agricultural business near Hellenville sustained damage to fences and shelters built for animals. A 60 mph wind was estimated at the National Weather Service office several miles southeast of Sullivan.

Ohio · 10 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
03:20	2 NW Vandalia	Montgomery	ASOS station KDAY Dayton International Airport.
04:14	1 SE Marysville	Union	AWOS station KMRT Union County Airport.
19:16	SHAWTOWN	HANCOCK	Shed damaged at farmstead along County Road 53 near McComb.
19:31	LAKESHORE	LUCAS	Six power poles downed near Eisenhower Intermediate School several miles east of Oregon.
20:00	16 NE Harbor View	LEZ162	Mesonet station THLO1 9 SSE Stony Point.
20:15	4 E Port Clinton	Ottawa	AWOS station KPCW Port Clinton.
20:24	3 N Sandusky	LEZ144	Mesonet station XSDB 2 NNE Sandusky.
21:00	1 ENE Huron	LEZ144	Mesonet station HHLO1 Huron.
21:42	1 NNW Fairport Harbor	Lake	Buoy station FAIO1 Fairport, OH.
21:53	1 NNE Cleveland	Cuyahoga	ASOS station KBKL Cleveland.

Wyoming · 10 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
08:16	1 NNW Arlington	Carbon	Mesonet station KARL 0.6 NW Arlington (WYDOT).
08:22	2 E Arlington	Carbon	Mesonet station WY23 1.6 E Arlington (WYDOT).
08:36	3 NW Arlington	Carbon	Mesonet station WY22 2.7 NW Arlington (WYDOT).
09:06	2 E Arlington	Carbon	Mesonet station WY23 1.6 E Arlington (WYDOT).
09:22	3 NW Arlington	Carbon	Mesonet station WY22 2.7 NW Arlington (WYDOT).
09:42	1 NNW Arlington	Carbon	Mesonet station KARL 0.6 NW Arlington (WYDOT).
10:16	3 NW Arlington	Carbon	Mesonet station WY22 2.7 NW Arlington (WYDOT).
10:26	5 NW Arlington	Carbon	Mesonet station WY21 5.5 NW Arlington (WYDOT).
10:52	1 NNW Arlington	Carbon	Mesonet station KARL 0.6 NW Arlington (WYDOT).
13:40	COLONY	CROOK	Wyoming mesonet recorded wind gust.

Indiana · 5 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
01:11	4 E Arcola	Allen	Mesonet station GW6176 FORT WAYNE.
01:50	2 ENE Nine Mile	Allen	ASOS station KFWA Fort Wayne International Ap.
02:55	1 NNE Boston	Wayne	AWOS station KRID Richmond Municipal Airport.
14:00	3 SE Crown Point	Lake	Estimate of 55 mph wind gust near Crown Point. Time estimated via radar.
14:14	ENOS	NEWTON	A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 58 mph.

Minnesota · 5 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
16:50	OAK CENTER	WABASHA	A mesonet station near Lake City on U.S. Highway 63 recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
20:12	3 NNW Stewartville	Olmsted	ASOS station KRST Rochester International Airport.
20:19	OSTRANDER	FILLMORE	The public reported a 100 ft tall empty grain bin that collapsed in addition to a large tree that was pushed over.
20:24	SPRING VLY	FILLMORE	Emergency management reported a 59 mph wind gust 1 mile northwest of Spring Valley.
20:36	CARINONA	FILLMORE	The public reported a 59 mph wind gust in Carimona.

Michigan · 4 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
00:35	2 SSE Marshall	Calhoun	AWOS station KRMY Marshall Brooks Field.
00:59	3 ENE Sandstone	Jackson	ASOS station KJXN Jackson County-Reynolds Field Airport.
02:15	2 S Holland	Allegan	ASOS station KBIV W Mich Regional Arpt.
03:00	4 E Dorr	Allegan	Mesonet station AX192 WAYLAND.

Missouri · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
20:13	2 WNW Lake Winnebago	Jackson	Report of 60+ mph wind gusts with storm moving through, magnitude estimated from radar.
21:22	1 E Calhoun	Henry	Weather station recorded 72 mph winds. Time estimated from radar.
21:33	5 S Miami	Saline	Private weather sensor.

Illinois · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
13:04	GOODRICH	KANKAKEE	A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 58 mph.
13:21	CHEBANSE	KANKAKEE	Two utility poles were blown down.
13:25	MANTENO	KANKAKEE	Three utility poles were snapped at their base and a tree of unknown size was blown down.

Kansas · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
19:37	2 SSE Chiles	Miami	Private weather sensor.
19:44	1 SSW Spring Hill	Miami	Measured from mounted vehicle anemometer. Social media reports confirm damage in the area, with multiple trees downed, roof damage to a property, and fence damage at a residence.
20:38	3 WNW Louisburg	Miami	Private weather sensor.

Arizona · 2 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
01:14	Huachuca City	Cochise	Pioneer Airfield.
01:15	Patagonia	Santa Cruz	CWOP site.

Texas · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
19:02	ASPERMONT	STONEWALL	A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont measured severe wind gusts from 1902 CST through 1903 CST. A peak gust of 66 mph was measured at 1902 CST.

Colorado · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
01:44	2 E Rifle	Garfield	ASOS station KRIL Garfield County Rgnl AP.

Iowa · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
18:50	WEBB	CLAY	A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 72 mph with some damage to shingles and siding on a residence. Wind-driven hail also knocked out windows on a camper.

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