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Hail Storm Map — May 6, 2026

Hail storm map for May 6, 2026: max 3.00" hail across AL, GA, LA, MS, TX, ~55,038 structures in swath.

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Hail-affected U.S. states Alabama — hail affected Alaska Arizona Colorado Florida Georgia — hail affected Indiana Kansas Maine Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota Texas — hail affected Wyoming Connecticut Missouri West Virginia Illinois New Mexico Arkansas California Delaware District of Columbia Hawaii Iowa Kentucky Maryland Michigan Mississippi — hail affected Montana New Hampshire New York Ohio Oregon Tennessee Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin Nebraska South Carolina Idaho Nevada Vermont Louisiana — hail affected Rhode Island

A significant hail event swept across AL, GA, LA, MS and 1 more state on May 6, 2026, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 3.00". An estimated 55,038 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. Alabama took the brunt with ~23,534 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. Roughly 717 of those sat under destructive ≥2.50" stones — the radar tier that routinely totals roofs and shatters auto glass. NOAA logged 44 hail reports and 22 wind reports for the day.

Max hail size
3.00"
States impacted
5
Structures in swath
55,038

Estimated structures affected by state & hail size

State≥1.00"≥1.75"≥2.50"
Alabama23,5342,152214
Mississippi18,3163,955307
Texas13,1231,032196
Georgia6000
Louisiana500

NOAA storm reports

Hail reports (36)

Texas · 17 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
07:45JUNCTIONKIMBLEThere was large hail of 2.5 inches in diameter reported in Junction.
08:14LLANOLLANOA thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Llano.
08:22LLANOLLANOA thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail on CR 117 southwest of Llano.
08:27DOSSGILLESPIEA thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Doss.
08:30LLANOLLANOA thunderstorm produced 2.25 inch diameter hail at the intersection of FM 2323 and CR 117 southwest of Llano.
08:34LLANOLLANOA thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail on CR 119 south of Llano.
08:35BUCHANAN DAMLLANOA thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail at Buchanan Dam.
08:40BUCHANAN DAMLLANOA thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail on the west side of the Buchanan Dam Bridge on Hwy 29.
08:40BURNET CRADDOCK ARPTBURNETA thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Inks Lake State Park.
08:44FARILANDBURNETA thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail northeast of Kingsland.
08:48BURNET CRADDOCK ARPTBURNETA thunderstorm produced quarter size hail on the west side of Burnet.
09:03ECKERTGILLESPIEA thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in Eckert.
09:05ECKERTGILLESPIEA thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in Eckert.
09:14WILLOW CITYGILLESPIEA thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near the intersection of Pressler Rd. and FM 1323 east of Willow City.
09:16WILLOW CITYGILLESPIEA thunderstorm produced baseball size hail near the intersection of Althaus Davis Rd. and Althaus Acres Rd. northeast of Willow City.
09:18WILLOW CITYGILLESPIEA thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail in Willow City.
09:33ROUND MTN ARPTBLANCOA thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail on Round Mountain-Sandy Rd. southwest of Round Mountain. There was a video of the hail on social media.

Alabama · 10 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:03MITYLENEMONTGOMERYUp to tennis ball-size hail was reported along Taylor Rd near the Eastchase shopping center.
16:12MT MEIGSMONTGOMERYQuarter-size hail was reported at the Mellow Mushroom along Vaughn Rd.
16:16WAUGHMONTGOMERYBaseball-size hail was reported along Interstate 85 at Exit 10 by a trained spotter.
16:22PIKE ROADMONTGOMERYQuarter-size hail was reported in the Pike Road area.
16:44FT DAVISMACONQuarter-size hail was reported in and just north of Fort Davis along U.S. 29.
17:51BOLIGEEGREENEVideo was received of ping pong ball-size hail in Boligee.
18:09FORKLANDGREENESeveral reports of ping ping ball to golf ball-size hail were received in and around Forkland, resulting in property damage.
18:13FORKLANDGREENEA social media photo was received showing baseball-size hail along U.S. Highway 43 between Forkland and Demopolis.
18:29ARCOLAHALEAt least ping pong ball-size hail was reported near the Lock Five community.
18:34WHITSITTHALEUp to golf ball-size hail was reported west of Newbern.

Mississippi · 8 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:00McCall CreekFranklinThis was reported by a nearby convenience store, and video was taken of the hail as well.
16:35GAYKAPIKEA picture on social media showed golf ball sized hail in Osyka.
16:393 ESE HopeNeshobaEmergency manager reported golf ball size hail at Hwy 21 S and Hwy 488.
16:511 ENE TuckerNeshobaEmergency manager reported golf to baseball size hail near Rd 452.
16:54TYLERTOWNWALTHALLA picture on social media showed 1.25 inch sized hail near Tylertown.
16:54TYLERTOWNWALTHALLA picture on social media showed 1.5 inch sized hail near Tylertown.
17:001 ESE ClevelandKemper2 to 2.75 hail at Hwy 16 and 493. Trees also down in the area.
17:403 WSW ClemJefferson DavisSM picture of at least 2.0 in hail.

Arkansas · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
02:02EUCLID HGTSGARLANDQuarter-sized hail fell in the city of Hot Springs.

Wind reports (20)

Alabama · 10 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
07:20FOSTERS MILLCOLBERTA tree was knocked down at Central Elementary School. Time estimated.
13:25ALLENVILLEMARENGOTrees were downed on Highway 69 south of Gallion.
15:51CHISHOLMMONTGOMERYNumerous trees were downed around downtown Montgomery, including along West Blvd and West Wareingwood Dr. Over 3300 power outages were reported.
15:55(MGM)MONTGOMERY ARPTMONTGOMERYA gust of 58 mph was recorded at Montgomery Dannelly Field at 4:55 pm CDT.
16:04PINEDALEMONTGOMERYTrees were downed along Snowdoun Chambers Rd southeast of Montgomery.
16:07PERRYS MILLMONTGOMERYTrees were downed, with some on power lines, near Trotman Rd, west of Pike Road.
16:12PIKE ROADMONTGOMERYA portion of a tree fell on a car near Pike Road close to U.S. 231.
18:28ARCOLAHALETrees were downed and a camper was blown onto its side in the Lock Five community.
18:30CEDARVILLEHALEMany trees were downed and some power poles were snapped across southern Hale County, resulting in many power outages.
19:31BELMONTSUMTERNumerous trees were downed in the Belmont area.

Tennessee · 3 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
05:58AWALTFRANKLINA tree was knocked down on Mansford Road.
06:02ESTILL SPGSFRANKLINA tree was knocked down on Decherd Estill Road.
07:05HUNTLANDFRANKLINA tree was knocked down on Fransisco Road.

New Mexico · 2 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:103 SSE La BajadaSanta FeMesonet station NM011 I-25 @ La Bajada (NMDOT).
18:302 ESE Fort SumnerDe BacaMesonet station FTSN5 East Fort Sumner.

Utah · 2 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
01:501 W FarmingtonDavisMesonet station UTPKL US-89 at Park Lane.
02:121 WNW UintahWeberMesonet station UP456 1.2 W Uintah.

Montana · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
22:45Big TimberSweet GrassMesonet station GW0007 Big Timber.

Mississippi · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
17:00LEXIEWALTHALLVideo showed several trees downed near Stallings Bridge Road.

Arkansas · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
01:15SWEET HOMEPULASKIA tree was blown down onto railroad tracks near the community of Sweet Home. A train happened to collide with the downed tree with no injuries reported, but the train was forced to stop and blocked Arkansas Highway 365 for several hours.
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