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Hail Storm Map — August 23, 2026

Hail storm map for August 23, 2026: max 3.00" hail across AR, AZ, FL, ID, LA, MT, NC, ND, NE, SD, UT, ~8,606 structures in swath.

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

A low hail event swept across AR, AZ, FL, ID and 7 more states on August 23, 2026, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 3.00". An estimated 8,606 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. Florida took the brunt with ~3,386 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. Roughly 36 of those sat under destructive ≥2.50" stones — the radar tier that routinely totals roofs and shatters auto glass. NOAA logged 25 hail reports and 76 wind reports for the day.

Max hail size
3.00"
States impacted
11
Structures in swath
8,606

Estimated structures affected by state & hail size

State≥1.00"≥1.75"≥2.50"
Florida3,38600
South Dakota2,39519110
North Dakota1,20217826
North Carolina52200
Montana37890
Arkansas31900
Nebraska14900
Louisiana11900
Idaho11500
Arizona1100
Utah1000

NOAA storm reports

Hail reports (11)

South Dakota · 7 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:19Pactola ResvPenningtonVia social media. Time estimated based on radar.
14:18HermosaCusterVia social media. Time estimated based on radar.
15:177 ESE FairburnCusterAlong E French Creek Rd.
15:217 ESE FairburnCusterFalling now along E French Creek Rd.
17:334 N RalphHardingHail covers the ground
18:27Prairie CityPerkinsWind driven hail of at least ping pong ball size via video. Time estimated based on radar.
18:455 S Prairie CityPerkinsMost hail was smaller

North Dakota · 2 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
15:054 W MedoraBillingsRelayed to NWS by broadcast media partner. Time estimated from radar.
15:23MedoraBillingsLots of dimes and nickels, and a few quarters.

Florida · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
18:352 W WakullaWakullamPING Report.

Montana · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
14:30KremlinHillCorrects previous hail report from Kremlin. Picture from social media.

Wind reports (69)

Montana · 22 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:4512 S InvernessHillMT Mesonet Inverness S.
14:007 ENE LivingstonParkASOS station KLVM Livingston.
14:0012 S RudyardHillMesonet station EW1931 Rudyard.
14:0811 S RudyardHillCWOP sensor 11 miles S of Rudyard. Nearby sensor also measured a 63 mph gust.
14:09WinifredFergusWinifred Airport.
14:2511 SSE Big SandyChouteauMT Mesonet.
14:534 W HavreHillASOS station KHVR Havre Airport.
15:308 WSW MoltStillwaterMesonet station MTM20 8.4 S Halfbreed Lake Wildlife (MT-MESO).
15:352 SSW Big TimberSweet GrassAWOS station K6S0 Big Timber.
15:456 S Reed PointStillwaterMesonet station MTM67 6.1 S Reed Point (MT-MESO).
16:0011 SW RapeljeStillwaterMesonet station RJEM8 Rapelje 2.
16:0514 N HavreHillMontana Mesonet.
16:107 E ColumbusStillwaterMesonet station CW9321 Columbus.
16:157 SSW RyegateGolden ValleyMesonet station RGTM8 Ryegate S.
16:1813 S Fort BelknapBlaineMesonet station FBLM8 Fort Belknap RAWS.
16:407 N SourdoughSweet GrassMesonet station MLVM8 Melville.
16:556 WSW HogelandBlaineWinds over 58 mph began at 1650 and continued through at least 1700.
16:552 WNW MaltaPhillipsAWOS station KM75 Malta.
17:157 SSW RyegateGolden ValleyMesonet station RGTM8 Ryegate S.
17:454 NW Hailstone WildlifeStillwaterMesonet station MTM19 3.9 NW Hailstone Wildlife Refuge (MT-MESO).
18:108 N TiegenPetroleumWar Horse Mesonet observation.
18:152 NW Saint MarieValleyMesonet station MTSTM St. Marie Mt-24 Mp 18.0.

Idaho · 14 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:471 NNE ChallisCusterASOS station KLLJ Challis Airport.
14:4012 SE Butte CityButteMesonet station SORWM Radioactive Waste Management.
14:58ClaytonCusterMesonet station GW4624 Clayton.
15:155 SSW HenryCaribouMesonet station ITDE1 D5 Blackfoot River Bridge ID-34.
15:455 WSW Craters of MoonButteMesonet station 3021 D6 Tom Cat Summit US-20.
15:454 NNW GeorgetownBear LakeMesonet station 2249 D5 Georgetown Summit US-30.
15:504 WNW BuistOneidaMesonet station PC596 Jensen Pass.
15:502 NW GeorgetownBear LakeMesonet station PC505 Georgetown North.
16:157 SSE RocklandPowerMesonet station ITDD8 D5 Big Canyon ID-37.
16:353 SE OvidBear LakeAWOS station K1U7 Bear Lake County Airport.
16:458 NNW DickeyCusterMesonet station 3025 D6 Willow Creek Summit US-93.
18:302 NW SwanlakeBannockMesonet station 8833 D5 Swan Lake US-91.
18:501 N Cherry CreekOneidaMesonet station PC117 Malad City South.
18:505 ENE Malad CityOneidaMesonet station PC621 Deep Creek Reservoir.

Utah · 8 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:2510 W KnollsTooeleMesonet station DPG17 Interstate 80.
16:30KnollsTooeleMesonet station UTKNO I-80 at MP 40 Knolls.
17:107 NNE CliveTooeleMesonet station UTGRS I-80 at Grassey.
17:3018 NNE CallaoTooeleMesonet station DPG18 Causeway.
17:5529 NE CallaoTooeleMesonet station DPG03 V-Grid.
19:202 SW WellsvilleCachePacificorp Murrays Hill.
19:402 ESE CoppertonSalt LakeTrans-Jordan Landfill.
19:402 NW South Jordan - DaySalt LakeCorrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 NW South Jordan - Daybreak. SR-85 @ Dannon Way.

Alaska · 7 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
18:57ChevakKusilvakAWOS station PAVA Chevak.
20:24Mountain VillageKusilvakAWOS station PAMO Mountain Village.
21:13Saint MarysKusilvakAWOS station PASM Saint Marys.
21:52MarshallKusilvakAWOS station PADM Marshall.
21:59St MichaelNomeAWOS station PAMK St Michael.
22:16WalesNomeAWOS station PAIW Wales.
23:50ElimNomeAWOS station PFEL Elim Aprt.

Wyoming · 4 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:16SkylineCarbonMesonet station KSKL Skyline (WYDOT).
17:345 NW RivertonFremontASOS station KRIW Riverton Airport (ASOS). Winds were generated in the wake of an outflow boundary.
17:5019 ESE RivertonFremontMesonet station PC633 Poston Ranch Rd (PC). Wind gust due to an outflow boundary.
20:352 NW GreybullBig HornASOS station KGEY Greybull Airport (ASOS). Wind gust likely caused by an outflow boundary.

Arizona · 4 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:589 NE TucsonPimaPersonal weather station recorded a 60 mph wind gust.
17:037 NE TucsonPimaPersonal weather station recorded a 63 mph wind gust.
19:1516 ESE EloyPinalGust to 58 mph.
19:487 ESE ChuichuPinalPersonal weather station recorded a 65 mph wind gust in Sunland Ranches.

North Dakota · 2 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:40Minot Air Force BaseWardRadar estimated time.
19:166 E MandareeDunnHeavy rain, hail as large as quarters, 2 to 3 inch in diameter tree branches broken, and a heavy wooden fence toppled and lying flat.

Florida · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
19:054 SSE Port LeonWakullaFSWN Wakulla St. Marks Lighthouse.

South Dakota · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
18:158 WNW Prairie CityPerkins6 inch diameter tree branches broken and a round hay bale was blown several hundred feet.

Ohio · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
19:405 NW ClevelandLEZ146Buoy 45176 4 NNE Lakewood measured 39 knot wind gust.

PK · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
21:36NomePKZ805ASOS station PAOM Nome.

Nevada · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
20:4211 W Jacks Peak SnotelElkoRAWS Long Hollow (LONN2), elevation 5820 feet.

Nebraska · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:002.8 NE CrawfordDawesPersonal weather station.

Texas · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
21:331 NW Boys RanchOldhamHeat burst.

North Carolina · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
22:181 NNE AvonDareWind gust of 52 knots recorded at Avon Sound Weatherflow site (KAVN).
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