Hail storm map for July 17, 2026: max 2.00" hail across AL, FL, GA, ID, KY, MI, MN, MT, SC, WA, WI, ~17,326 structures in swath.
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A moderate hail event swept across AL, FL, GA, ID and 7 more states on July 17, 2026, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 2.00". An estimated 17,326 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. Florida took the brunt with ~8,573 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. About 401 fell under damaging ≥1.75" hail capable of denting metal and breaking shingles. NOAA logged 9 hail reports and 62 wind reports for the day.
| State | ≥1.00" | ≥1.75" | ≥2.50" |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 8,573 | 400 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 4,869 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 2,417 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 1,083 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 117 | 1 | 0 |
| Alabama | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13:58 | Bushnell | Sumter | Emergency Manager report of dime size hail near Bushnell, FL. |
| 14:05 | BROOKSVILLE | HERNANDO | Broadcast media relayed report of quarter size hail near Brooksville. |
| 18:00 | Live Oak | Suwannee | Pea size hail reported in Downtown Live Oak, FL. |
| 22:01 | 2 WSW Southport | Bay | mPING report of pea size hail. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:20 | BROWN | DEER LODGE | Heavy rain of 1.29 inch in less than an hour and quarter sized hail just west of Anaconda. |
| 15:00 | EASTHAM JCT | TETON | Video on social media showed significant accumulating hail with the largest stones estimated at quarter size. |
| 20:58 | LUPFER | FLATHEAD | Quarter sized hail for about 3 minutes south of Lupfer. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:05 | 6 ENE Makinen | St. Louis | Time estimated from radar. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03:48 | 6 NNW Anna Maria Island | GMZ853 | Mesonet station XEGM Egmont Channel. |
| 05:36 | 3 E Saint Petersburg | Pinellas | Buoy station SAPF1 St. Petersburg, FL. |
| 05:49 | 2 ENE Saint Petersburg | Pinellas | ASOS station KSPG St Petersburg - Albert Whitted. |
| 13:47 | 6 E Saint Petersburg | GMZ830 | Mesonet station XTAM Tampa Bay Cut J. |
| 14:41 | 3 W Crystal River | Citrus | Mesonet station 0212W Marine Science Station. |
| 15:04 | WESTWOOD LAKES | MIAMI-DADE | Image from off duty NWS employee depicts a large tree downed from a thunderstorm near the Sweetwater area. |
| 15:10 | 6 WSW Inglis | Levy | Mesonet station 2210W FSWN Levy Bird Creek Park. |
| 15:40 | 1 SE Cedar Key | GMZ850 | Mesonet station CDRF1 Cedar Key. |
| 15:53 | 1 SE Cedar Key | Levy | Mesonet station 1057W 0.8 SE Cedar Key (WeatherSTEM). |
| 16:30 | TRENTON | GILCHRIST | Gilchrist 911 call center reported they received seven reports of trees and power lines down in the Trenton area. Time was estimated via radar. |
| 16:50 | CROSS CITY | DIXIE | The Dixie County 911 Call center reported trees down on powerlines along 297th Ave in northern Cross City. |
| 17:00 | Branford | Suwannee | Mesonet station 0215W Branford High School reported wind gust of 40 mph. |
| 17:17 | 1 WNW Treasure Coast Ai | St. Lucie | The ASOS at the Treasure Coast International Airport measured a wind gust of 56MPH/49KTS from the west-southwest. |
| 17:25 | STEINHATCHEE | TAYLOR | Several trees were down in Taylor county with power outages in Steinhatchee. |
| 17:40 | MAYO | LAFAYETTE | Lafayette County 911 call center reported numerous trees and powerlines down across the county. |
| 17:40 | MC ALPIN | SUWANNEE | Suwannee County 911 call center received several reports of trees down near McAlpin. Time was estimated via radar. |
| 18:08 | BUCELL JUNCTION | TAYLOR | Taylor County 911 Call center reports several trees down across the county. |
| 18:16 | LEE | MADISON | FHP reported a large pine tree blocking at least one lane along I-10 in Madison County. |
| 18:29 | 2 ESE Greenville | Madison | The Weatherstem site at Greenville in Madison County had a gust to 50 mph. |
| 18:45 | BUCKHORN | TAYLOR | Several trees down were down in Taylor county. |
| 19:04 | SHELL POINT | WAKULLA | The Weatherstem site at Shell Point recorded a 58 mph wind gust. |
| 19:10 | NEWPORT | WAKULLA | Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage. |
| 19:22 | Tallahassee Internation | Leon | KTLH ASOS recorded a wind gust of 43 mph. |
| 19:23 | ALLIGATOR POINT | FRANKLIN | An Ambient station gusted to 63 mph. |
| 19:25 | TULLY | WAKULLA | A line was down along Highway 98 at Christ Church Anglican. |
| 19:25 | BETHEL | WAKULLA | Trees were down on Old Bethel Road. |
| 19:25 | SHADEVILLE | WAKULLA | A tree was down on Lumberjack Trail. |
| 19:29 | ST TERESA | FRANKLIN | FHP reported a large tree blocking both lanes at US-98 and St Teresa Ave. |
| 19:30 | WAKULLA SPRINGS | WAKULLA | Trees were down on some vehicles in Wakulla Springs State Park with no injuries. Also, numerous trees and power lines were down across the county. |
| 19:45 | CURTIS MILL | WAKULLA | Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage. |
| 20:55 | APALACHICOLA | FRANKLIN | Several trees were down across Franklin county. |
| 21:46 | 5 NE West Bay | Bay | ASOS station KECP Panama City. |
| 21:50 | 3 E Santa Rosa Beach | Walton | Hazcam station gusted to 41 mph. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:34 | HERBSTER | BAYFIELD | Trees were down along Bark Point Road and were blocking the road. |
| 16:36 | HERBSTER | BAYFIELD | Three large spruce trees were down two miles south of town. Trees had been across Lenawee Road but had been moved to the side by the time of the report. |
| 17:15 | ASHLAND | ASHLAND | Roof damage in Ashland per photos from multiple spotters and the public. Roof and truss supports were torn off a building whole and thrown onto Highway 2. Partial roof damage also occurred to another business on the waterfront. |
| 17:19 | ASHLAND | ASHLAND | The gust was recorded by a personal weather station. |
| 18:00 | MOOSE JCT | DOUGLAS | A six inch diameter tree was downed across Highway M completely blocking the road. |
| 18:20 | WASCOTT | DOUGLAS | Three 12 inch plus diameter trees were downed onto power lines along highway T. |
| 18:34 | 3 WNW Clam Lake | Bayfield | Personal Weather Station on Lake Five. |
| 20:42 | CUMBERLAND | BARRON | Multiple downed trees were reported in Cumberland. A loss of power was reported throughout the city and nearby communities as well. |
| 21:00 | CANTON | BARRON | A large tree was knocked down and blocked part of HWY 8 between Cameron and Weyerhaeuser. |
| 22:36 | ALBERTVILLE | CHIPPEWA | Two large and healthy trees were snapped near their base in Albertville. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17:52 | ULM | CASCADE | AWOS station K1IM India thunderstorm wind gust. |
| 18:01 | ULM | CASCADE | AWOS station K1IM India thunderstorm wind gust. |
| 18:15 | 5 WSW Great Falls | Cascade | ASOS station KGTF Great Falls Airport. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:02 | TWIG | ST. LOUIS | The gust was recorded by a personal weather station on eastern shore of Grand Lake. |
| 16:07 | SIMAR | ST. LOUIS | Three trees were downed by the storm. |
| 16:36 | NEW DULUTH | ST. LOUIS | Photos were received of large trees and power poles down at the east end of East Goodhue Street in Gary New Duluth. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21:05 | AMBROSE | COFFEE | Public shared an image of a large shed that was destroyed in Ambrose. Time was estimated by radar. |
| 21:10 | BROXTON | COFFEE | Report of a tree and power lines down in the Broxton area. Time was estimated via radar. |
| 21:13 | WRAY | IRWIN | A power outage occurred along the Irwin-Coffee county border with video of strong wind gusts on social media. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:28 | MYERS | NICHOLAS | There was a tree down along Myers Road. |
| 18:44 | CHESTNUT GROVE | SHELBY | A 6 inch branch was downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| 19:33 | CLOYDS LNDG | CUMBERLAND | There was an area of focused damage on Baise Cemetery Road where metal roofing was blown from a house, and several medium sized trees were split into multiple pieces. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:25 | EMPIRE LNDG | LA PAZ | Photo of a toppled large cottonwood tree south of the Parker Strip. Location and timing approximated. Peak wind gusts were estimated at 60-65 mph. No injuries reported. |
| 17:52 | GOLDEN SHORES | MOHAVE | Havasu AZ RAWS recorded a 62 mph gust. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18:40 | 3 ENE Sandstone | Jackson | ASOS station KJXN Jackson County-Reynolds Field Airport. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:05 | ENON | CLARK | Several large trees were snapped along their trunks, while other trees had large limbs broken off. A fence at a property sustained damage from tree branches falling onto it. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:45 | MARS HILL | MADISON | Public reported trees and power lines blown down, with a few trees down on structures. |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:54 | SAYRE | JEFFERSON | A storm survey was conducted in the Bagley area following numerous pictures and videos of a funnel-like cloud. One video showed what appeared to be a very brief gustnado in a field behind Daniel Trail, occurring along the leading edge of southward-moving thunderstorms under a visible shelf cloud. No damage was observed in this area during the survey. However, elsewhere along the survey, a couple trees and limbs were observed to have been blown down at Bankhead Highway and Barnes Dr, and a few more trees were downed along CR 22 and Wingo Rd in Empire (Walker County). |
| Time | Location | County | Observer comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | PAHRUMP HAFEN ARPT | NYE | Emergency Manager reports minor wind damage to a patio and a trampoline over power lines. |