Hail storm map for April 24, 2026: max 3.00" hail across AR, LA, MS, OK, TX, ~124,075 structures in swath.
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A severe hail event swept across AR, LA, MS, OK and 1 more state on April 24, 2026, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 3.00". An estimated 124,075 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. Texas took the brunt with ~86,976 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. Roughly 99 of those sat under destructive ≥2.50" stones — the radar tier that routinely totals roofs and shatters auto glass. NOAA logged 87 hail reports and 75 wind reports for the day.
| State | ≥1.00" | ≥1.75" | ≥2.50" |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 86,976 | 5,453 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 27,326 | 2,165 | 87 |
| Mississippi | 9,751 | 916 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:19 | LEXINGTON | CLEVELAND | Maximum hail size increased from penny to quarter during the event time. The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 13:24 | KONAWA | SEMINOLE | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 13:37 | KONAWA | SEMINOLE | An image was shared on social media. The location is approximate. |
| 13:42 | KONAWA | SEMINOLE | An image showing a digital caliper-measured hailstone was shared on social media. |
| 13:44 | ANTIOCH | GARVIN | A social media report. |
| 13:51 | VAMOOSA | SEMINOLE | Maximum hail size increased from quarter to ping pong ball during the event time. The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 14:00 | VANOSS | PONTOTOC | Maximum hail size increased from dime to half dollar near the intersection of Oklahoma Highways 3W and 59A during the event time. |
| 14:17 | ANTIOCH | GARVIN | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 14:30 | ADA | PONTOTOC | The event time is estimated based on radar observations. |
| 14:47 | ADA | PONTOTOC | An image from near Wintersmith Park was shared on social media. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations. |
| 14:50 | ADA | PONTOTOC | Hailfall near the intersection of County Club Road and B Street. |
| 15:12 | ADA | PONTOTOC | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 15:20 | SULPHUR | MURRAY | The event time is estimated based on radar observations. |
| 15:30 | SULPHUR | MURRAY | The event time is estimated based on radar observations. |
| 15:44 | SCULLIN | MURRAY | Hailfall near the intersection of Oklahoma Highways 1 and 7. |
| 15:45 | CENTERVILLE | PITTSBURG | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| 15:47 | SCULLIN | MURRAY | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 16:16 | CONNERVILLE | JOHNSTON | The report was relayed by emergency management. The location is approximate. |
| 16:23 | WATSON | MCCURTAIN | Hail up to quarter size covered the ground in the Cottage community east of Smithville. |
| 16:30 | BENGAL | LATIMER | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| 16:30 | BROMIDE | JOHNSTON | The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations. |
| 16:45 | TALIHINA | LE FLORE | Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| 16:46 | WAPANUCKA | JOHNSTON | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 16:50 | DAISY | ATOKA | The report was relayed by emergency management. |
| 16:51 | WAPANUCKA | JOHNSTON | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 16:55 | OAKLAND | MARSHALL | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 16:58 | WEWOKA | SEMINOLE | Damage to vehicle windows was also reported. The location is approximate. |
| 17:01 | BOGGY DEPOT STATE PARK | ATOKA | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 17:10 | TISHOMINGO | JOHNSTON | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 17:14 | TISHOMINGO | JOHNSTON | The location is approximate. |
| 17:25 | EMET | JOHNSTON | The location is approximate. |
| 17:30 | KENEFIC | BRYAN | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 17:33 | BENTLEY | ATOKA | The location is approximate. |
| 17:35 | FOLSOM | JOHNSTON | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 17:41 | CANEY | ATOKA | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 17:52 | ARMSTRONG | BRYAN | Hailfall near the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Hat Powell Road. The report was relayed by emergency management. |
| 18:24 | CACHE | COMANCHE | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| 18:55 | GERONIMO | COMANCHE | The location is approximate. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 | GLOBE | LAMAR | Emergency manager reported 1.75 inch hail 7 miles north northwest of Toco. |
| 18:55 | LAKE CROOK | LAMAR | Emergency manager reported 1 inch hail just northwest of Paris. |
| 19:20 | GIVENS | LAMAR | A post on social media reported 2 inch hail in between Reno and Paris. |
| 20:50 | MT VERNON | FRANKLIN | Hail ranging from dime to quarter size reported in Mount Vernon. |
| 20:58 | POINT | RAINS | Amateur radio operator reported 1.25 inch hail in Point. |
| 21:05 | POINT | RAINS | Amateur radio operator reported 1.75 inch hail in Point. |
| 21:09 | EMORY | RAINS | Broadcast media partner reported 1 inch hail in Emory. |
| 21:17 | PT SABINE ARPT | RAINS | Amateur radio operator reported 2 inch hail just west of Emory. |
| 21:17 | EMORY | RAINS | Amateur radio operator reported 1.75 inch hail in Emory. |
| 21:25 | EMORY | RAINS | A social media photo showed a 2.75 to 3 inch hailstone in Emory. |
| 21:40 | EMORY | RAINS | Broadcast media partner relayed a photo of approximately tennis ball size hail in Emory. |
| 21:40 | GILMER | UPSHUR | Quarter size hail reported in Gilmer. |
| 21:52 | PT SABINE ARPT | RAINS | Social media photos showed 1.75 inch hailstones south southeast of Point. |
| 22:05 | SPRING HILL | GREGG | Quarter size hail reported on the north side of Longview. |
| 22:10 | JUDSON | GREGG | Hail ranging from dime to half dollar size reported in the Judson community near the intersection of U.S. Highway 259 and FM Road 1844. |
| 22:23 | FRUITVALE | VAN ZANDT | Multiple people on social media reported hail between 1.5 to 2 inches near Fruitvale. |
| 22:25 | LONGVIEW | GREGG | Quarter size hail reported in Longview, via Mping. |
| 22:30 | GRAND SALINE | VAN ZANDT | A Facebook report relayed 2 inch hail in Grand Saline. |
| 22:37 | EDGEWOOD | VAN ZANDT | Amateur radio reported 1 inch hail just west of Fruitvale. |
| 22:50 | 5 SSW Winona | Smith | Dime size hail reported near UT Health Center on US Highway 271 via KYTX social media. |
| 22:54 | GRAND SALINE | VAN ZANDT | A report on Facebook relayed 2 inch hail just south of Grand Saline, along VZCR 1110 south of Hwy 280. |
| 23:30 | WILLS PT | VAN ZANDT | A Facebook report relayed 1.75 inch hail just north northeast of Wills Point. |
| 23:33 | WILLS PT | VAN ZANDT | Social media report showed quarter sized hail with a few golf balls mixed in on FM 47 near Wills Point. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:15 | GWINVILLE | JEFFERSON DAVIS | Hail as large as 1 inch fell across the area. |
| 15:57 | FLOWOOD | RANKIN | Hail as large as 1 inch fell near Flowood Drive and River Oaks Drive. |
| 16:58 | ROBINSON SPGS | MADISON | Hail as large as 1 inch fell along US Highway 49 at the Madison and Hinds County line. |
| 17:59 | LAKE | SCOTT | Hail as large as 1.75 inches fell across the area. |
| 18:17 | LAWRENCE | NEWTON | Hail as large as 1.75 inches fell across the area. |
| 18:24 | EAST LINCOLN | LINCOLN | Hail as large as 1.75 inches fell across the area. |
| 18:48 | TOPEKA | LAWRENCE | Hail as large as 2.0 inches fell across the area. |
| 19:15 | GWINVILLE | JEFFERSON DAVIS | Hail as large as 1 inch fell across the area. |
| 19:30 | ARM | LAWRENCE | Hail up to the size of nickels fell. |
| 22:11 | COLUMBIA MARION ARPT | MARION | Golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) was observed near the intersection of Faithway Road and Bethel Church Road. |
| 22:18 | MELBA | JEFFERSON DAVIS | Quarter size hail fell in the Melba and Hickory Grove areas. |
| 22:36 | OTOB | LAMAR | Hail up to quarter size fell in a swath from near Rocky Branch Road in northwestern Lamar County to near the Oak Grove area. |
| 22:50 | OLOH | LAMAR | Hail as large as 1 inch was observed on US Highway 98 near Oloh. |
| 23:02 | OAK GROVE | LAMAR | Quarter size hail (1 inch) was observed in the Oak Grove area. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:52 | ENTERPRISE | SEBASTIAN | Large hail up to two inches in diameter damaged homes and vehicles. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:45 | PELAHATCHIE | RANKIN | A tree fell through a house on Munsterman Ave. One minor injury occurred. |
| 17:10 | WALNUT GROVE | LEAKE | A tree was downed onto a powerline. |
| 17:17 | ROSEBUD | LEAKE | Trees were blown down, one across a road, near Highway 487 and Scott Lake Road and others near Gunter Road. |
| 17:25 | KITCHENER | NESHOBA | A tree was blown down on Mississippi Highway 21 at County Road 105. |
| 17:25 | KITCHENER | NESHOBA | Scattered trees and power lines were blown down in a swath across southern Neshoba County. |
| 17:27 | PROSPECT | NEWTON | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Conehatta Prospect Road and Sulphur Springs Road. |
| 17:28 | FANNIN | RANKIN | A tree was blown down across Holly Bush Road. |
| 17:38 | JOHNS | RANKIN | A tree was blown down on Monte Carlo Road. |
| 17:45 | LINWOOD | NESHOBA | Trees were blown down across southern Neshoba County. |
| 17:56 | GUNN | SMITH | Several large trees were uprooted and a shed was destroyed along County Road 514A and County Road 131A. |
| 17:58 | OCOBLA | NESHOBA | Power lines were blown down across Mississippi Highway 19 at Tucker. |
| 18:30 | BLOOMFIELD | KEMPER | A power line was damaged and transformer caught fire along Highway 16. |
| 18:57 | HAMLET | JASPER | A tree was blown down along Highway 15 North. |
| 19:04 | MISSIONARY | JASPER | A tree was blown down on Mississippi Highway 18 near Mississippi Highway 503. |
| 19:17 | BEATRICE | CLARKE | A tree was blown down on the I-59 bridge at Souenlovie Creek. |
| 19:25 | RUSSELL | LAUDERDALE | Scattered trees and power lines were blown down across parts of Lauderdale County including multiple trees along MS Highway 496 and a tree on Harper Road. |
| 19:27 | RUSSELL | LAUDERDALE | A tree was blown down on Harper Road. |
| 19:32 | VIMVILLE | LAUDERDALE | A tree was blown down on Mississippi Highway 496 near Dees Road. |
| 19:33 | GORDON | CLAIBORNE | Some trees were blown down in the area. |
| 19:33 | QUITMAN CLARK CO ARP | CLARKE | A tree was downed on Mississippi Highway 513 north of Quitman. |
| 19:36 | WEIR | CHOCTAW | A tree was downed on Mississippi Highway 12 near Cummings Road. |
| 19:40 | SMITH | LAUDERDALE | Multiple trees were snapped and uprooted in the area along Mississippi Highway 496. |
| 19:42 | (MEI)KEY FLD MERIDIA | LAUDERDALE | Trees and powerlines were blown down in locations scattered across Lauderdale County. |
| 19:45 | WEIR | CHOCTAW | A tree was downed on Mississippi Highway 12 near Cummings Road. |
| 20:12 | TAYLORSVILLE | SMITH | A tree was uprooted along Highway 531. |
| 22:25 | HICKORY GROVE | LAMAR | An outbuilding was blown down along Polk Creek Road. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:10 | PARKS | LAMAR | Emergency management reported numerous trees down and damage to power lines in Paris. |
| 19:55 | BOGATA | RED RIVER | Large tree limbs downed and resulted in power outages in the town of Bogata. |
| 20:22 | TIRA | HOPKINS | The Hopkins County Sheriff reported a large tree down near the intersection of Hwy 19 and FM 1536 just west of Tira. |
| 20:27 | NELTA | HOPKINS | The Hopkins County Sheriff reported large trees down near the intersection of CR 3563 and CR 3562 midway between Dike and Sulphur Bluff. |
| 20:42 | MT VERNON | FRANKLIN | Trees uprooted along U.S. Highway 67 east of Mount Vernon. |
| 20:50 | WINFIELD | TITUS | Structural damage reported at a truck stop in the town of Winfield. |
| 20:55 | MAHONEY | HOPKINS | The Hopkins County Sheriff reported a large tree down near the intersection of FM 3236 and CR 4508, just north of Sulphur Springs. |
| 20:59 | MONTICELLO | TITUS | Trees uprooted along FM Road 127 between FM Road 21 in Monticello. |
| 21:07 | LEESBURG | CAMP | Trees uprooted along Highway 11 east of FM Road 21 west of Pittsburg. |
| 21:10 | PITTSBURG | CAMP | A large tree was snapped and fell onto a home in Pittsburg, resulting in minor damage. |
| 21:17 | PINE | CAMP | Roof damage was observed to a metal outbuilding. |
| 21:30 | SMITH | UPSHUR | Roof blown off a storage building approximately 6 miles north of Gilmer. |
| 21:37 | SMITH | UPSHUR | Trees downed north of Gilmer along FM Road 2088 just west of U.S. Highway 271. |
| 23:15 | WILLS PT | VAN ZANDT | Emergency management reported trees down on County Road 3805 near Wills Point. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:45 | 6 S Whitlash | Liberty | Mesonet station GW3546 WHITLASH SEVEN SOUTH. |
| 04:31 | 6 S Whitlash | Liberty | Mesonet station GW3546 WHITLASH SEVEN SOUTH. |
| 06:45 | 6 S Whitlash | Liberty | Mesonet station GW3546 WHITLASH SEVEN SOUTH. |
| 07:15 | 15 S Whitlash | Liberty | Mesonet station GW4063 EAGLE CREEK COLONY. |
| 10:15 | 10 NW Loma | Chouteau | Mesonet station GW6710 MEADOWLANE. |
| 11:15 | 9 ENE Bascom | Rosebud | Mesonet station MTM89 Angela W. |
| 11:59 | 3 NW Miles City | Custer | ASOS station KMLS Miles City. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:12 | MT VERNON | LAWRENCE | A large tree was downed on power lines going to a home. |
| 00:18 | COY | MCDONALD | A large tree was reported down. |
| 00:25 | CHESAPEAKE | LAWRENCE | A large tree was downed on County Road 1217 just north of Highway 174. |
| 03:47 | TWIN BRIDGES | DOUGLAS | A large tree was reported down near Siloam Springs. |
| 04:16 | WEST PLAINS | HOWELL | A personal weather station at the West Plains Emergency Operations Center recorded a 62mph wind gust. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01:50 | FAYETTEVILLE | WASHINGTON | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| 07:11 | (JBR)JONESBORO MUNI | CRAIGHEAD | ASOS station KJBR measured a gust of 64 mph. |
| 07:11 | NETTLETON | CRAIGHEAD | Power lines downed and a tranformer exploded near Samantha avenue and E Highland Drive. |
| 20:15 | CAMP SPG | HEMPSTEAD | Tree downed across a highway near the Saratoga community. |
| 20:30 | HOPE | HEMPSTEAD | Large tree and two power poles snapped in Hope. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:14 | CENTER VLY | HENDRICKS | Semi truck blown over on Indiana Route 39 by thunderstorm winds. |
| 15:37 | (IND)INDNPLS INTL AR | MARION | Thunderstorm wind gust measured at KIND Indianapolis Intl Airport; less than a mle to the south-southeast, several small empty shipping containers were blown across Perimeter Road. |
| 15:40 | LYNHURST | MARION | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees with multiple trees on trailer homes in Garden City area along US Highway 36 and one person injured. |
| 15:45 | INDIANAPOLIS | MARION | Thunderstorm winds produced scattered downed trees across the mainly northern portion of downtown Indianapolis, from the IU-Indianapolis campus and Military Park to east side of downtown and the near northside where trees fell onto multiple houses; damage occurred as far northwest as Montcalm and 16th Streets.|||Trees reported on multiple houses near northside of indianapolis. |
| 16:44 | KENNARD | HENRY | Multiple trees, power poles and lines downed in Henry County from thunderstorm winds, with this damage focused from Shirley to Kennard. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:28 | 4 ENE Elk Springs | Moffat | Mesonet station CO136 040w040 Us-40 At Elk Springs Ran. |
| 10:29 | 2 ESE Craig | Moffat | ASOS station KCAG Craig-Moffat County Airport. |
| 11:10 | 4 ESE Steamboat Springs | Routt | Mesonet station STORM 4.3 E Steamboat Springs (DRI). |
| 12:33 | 1 W Douglas Pass | Garfield | Mesonet station CO098 139s034 Douglas Pass. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:36 | Port Inland | Schoolcraft | Mesonet station PNLM4 Port Inland. |
| 11:04 | Houghton Co Airport | Houghton | ASOS station KCMX Houghton Co. Airport. |
| 14:04 | 3 ENE Sandstone | Jackson | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 3 ENE Sandstone. ASOS station KJXN Jackson County-Reynolds Field Airport. |
| 14:09 | 2 WNW Jackson | Jackson | Mesonet station CW5542 Jackson. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 | 9 NNE Vernal | Uintah | Mesonet station PC486 Little Valley. |
| 12:30 | 8 NW Maeser | Uintah | Mesonet station PC266 Little Mountain. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20:01 | SILOAM | SUMTER | Trees were downed in the Kinterbish area, including along County Road 10. |
| 20:17 | SILOAM | SUMTER | A tree was downed along County Road 9 near Highway 17. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:45 | ALLEN | PONTOTOC | Trees were damaged by thunderstorm winds. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations. |