Hail Storm Map — April 18, 2026

Hail storm map for April 18, 2026: max 1.75" hail across TX, ~3,048 structures in swath.

A low hail event swept in TX on April 18, 2026, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 1.75". An estimated 3,048 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. Texas took the brunt with ~3,048 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. About 152 fell under damaging ≥1.75" hail capable of denting metal and breaking shingles. NOAA logged 15 hail reports and 24 wind reports for the day.

Max hail size

1.75"

States impacted

Structures in swath

3,048

Estimated structures affected by state & hail size

State	≥1.00"	≥1.75"	≥2.50"
Texas	3,048	152	0

NOAA storm reports

Hail reports (14)

Texas · 13 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
08:17	PRIDDY	MILLS	Social media photo reported hailstones ranging from peas to nickels in Priddy, Texas.
08:41	HAMILTON	HAMILTON	Amateur radio operator reported that dime to nickel size hail was covering the ground in Hamilton.
08:54	ATHENS	HENDERSON	A Facebook report relayed penny to quarter size hail in Athens along with torrential rain.
09:15	CLIFTON	BOSQUE	Facebook photos from a storm chaser showed hail up to quarters 3 miles south of Clifton.
09:20	NOONDAY	SMITH	Hail ranging from pea to quarter size covered the ground in the Noonday area.
09:21	GRESHAM	SMITH	Hail ranging from pea to quarter size covered the ground just south of Tyler in the Gresham area.
09:23	TYLER	SMITH	Hail ranging from pea to quarter size covered the ground on the south side of Tyler.
09:28	WHITEHOUSE	SMITH	Quarter size hail reported in Whitehouse.
09:30	LAKE TYLER	SMITH	Hail ranging from pea to quarter size covered the ground near Lake Tyler.
09:45	SEXTON CITY	RUSK	Nickel size hail reported near New London.
18:47	CEDAR PARK	WILLIAMSON	A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Cedar Park. We received a picture of the hail stone against a ruler.
18:50	ROUND ROCK	WILLIAMSON	A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Brushy Creek.
19:02	GEORGETOWN	WILLIAMSON	A thunderstorm produced pea to quarter size hail across a swath between Georgetown and Round Rock including communities near Westinghouse Rd., FM 1460, and Hwy 130.

Oklahoma · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
03:35	BENNINGTON	BRYAN	The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations.

Wind reports (23)

Michigan · 13 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
00:22	MOLINE	ALLEGAN	Straight line wind damage that included isolated roof and significant tree damage. Most concentrated damage was near 146th avenue and 9th street.
00:30	NEELEY	ALLEGAN	Scattered trees down between Plainwell and Pine Lake. Scattered power outages.
01:03	1 SSE Springfield	Calhoun	ASOS station KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport.
01:07	4 S Ionia	Ionia	AWOS station KY70 Ionia County Arpt.
01:46	3 NNE Edgemont Park	Clinton	ASOS station KLAN Lansing.
04:09	Munising	Alger	ASOS station KP53 Munising Lakeshore.
06:24	34 ENE Rock of Ages	Keweenaw	Mesonet station OJIM4 Ojibway - Isle Royale.
07:50	1 NNE Grand Marais	LSZ251	Mesonet station GRMM4 Grand Marais.
10:00	3 W Rock of Ages	LSZ263	Mesonet station ROAM4 Rock of Ages Lighthouse.
11:00	48 ENE Rock of Ages	LSZ264	Mesonet station PILM4 Passage Island Lighthouse.
13:52	Copper Harbor	Keweenaw	ASOS station KP59 Copper Harbor.
18:20	28 ESE Keweenaw Point	LSZ266	Mesonet station STDM4 33 NNE Granite Island.
18:43	Houghton Co Airport	Houghton	ASOS station KCMX Houghton Co. Airport.

Texas · 6 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
02:39	HASLET	TARRANT	A 61 mph gust was measured at the Fort Worth Alliance airport.
04:49	Blackwell	Nolan	60 mph gusts measured by a trained spotter.
09:20	PEACEFUL VLY	SMITH	Several large tree branches were snapped near the intersection of Highway 155 and West Grande Boulevard, causing minor damage to a nearby building.
09:25	RICE	SMITH	Tree uprooted on the south side of Tyler.
09:47	KILGORE	RUSK	Large tree was uprooted onto power lines near the intersection of Florence Street and Camp Street in Kilgore, causing power outages.
10:13	TATUM	RUSK	Tree downed on County Road 2813 southwest of Tatum.

Arkansas · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
04:18	1 E Jonesboro	Craighead	Tree down near Turtle Creek Mall. Time estimated from radar and JBR ASOS observation.
04:38	1 ENE Trumann	Poinsett	Large tree limb down on Speedway Street. Time is radar estimated.
04:39	3 SSE Trumann	Poinsett	Large limbs down on both sides of Stout road near Highway 463. Time is radar estimated.

Oklahoma · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
00:35	LEBANON	MARSHALL	Madill (MADI) Mesonet observation.

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