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Hail Storm Map — August 27, 2026

Hail storm map for August 27, 2026: max 3.00" hail across AZ, CO, DE, KS, MD, NE, NJ, NM, NY, PA, SD, TX, VA, WV, ~35,129 structures in swath.

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

A moderate hail event swept across AZ, CO, DE, KS and 10 more states on August 27, 2026, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 3.00". An estimated 35,129 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. West Virginia took the brunt with ~6,952 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. Roughly 75 of those sat under destructive ≥2.50" stones — the radar tier that routinely totals roofs and shatters auto glass. NOAA logged 49 hail reports and 114 wind reports for the day.

Max hail size
3.00"
States impacted
14
Structures in swath
35,129

Estimated structures affected by state & hail size

State≥1.00"≥1.75"≥2.50"
West Virginia6,95200
Texas6,68820
Pennsylvania6,21200
Nebraska5,51941855
Arizona3,88400
New York2,00800
South Dakota1,21521320
New Jersey84300
Maryland60100
Virginia53500
Delaware45400
Colorado115160
Kansas86270
New Mexico1700

NOAA storm reports

Hail reports (34)

Nebraska · 8 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:438 SSW CodyCherryTime estimated from radar.
15:2321 WSW Merritt ReservoiCherryTime estimated from radar.
15:594 S KilgoreCherryTime estimated from radar as well as estimated 50 - 55 mph winds.
16:1915 NNE WhitmanCherryTime estimated from radar.
18:564 E KeystoneKeithDelayed Report: social media, time estimated from radar.
19:243 ESE LemoyneKeithSocial media photo. Time estimated from radar.
19:283 ESE LemoyneKeithDelayed Report: social media photo, time estimated from radar.
19:343 WSW Kingsley DamKeithA lot of dimes with a couple of quarters. Time estimated from radar.

Pennsylvania · 5 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
15:233 SE QuarryvilleLancasterReport from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
18:30ManheimLancasterPea to dime sized hail.
18:482 ESE BrickervilleLancasterPea to dime sized hail.
19:003 N RothsvilleLancasterHalf-inch hail.
19:27MarysvillePerryMarble sized hail.

Virginia · 4 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
14:453 SE YankeetownRockinghamDime to nickel size hail in Fulks Run
14:55Toms BrookShenandoahDime to nickel size hail in Toms Brook
15:20TimbervilleRockinghamHail up to quarter size in Timberville
15:28BroadwayRockinghamDime to nickel size hail in Broadway

West Virginia · 4 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:001 ESE MartinsburgBerkeleyWind-driven hail up to ping pong ball size broke windows in the 100 block of Swartz St
16:20MartinsburgBerkeleyHalf dollar size hail on Tennessee Ave
17:00ShepherdstownJeffersonQuarter size hail in Shepherdstown
21:091 S BelingtonBarbourReport from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).

New Jersey · 3 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
12:242 E Washington TwpGloucesterReport from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
13:101 SW BrowntownMiddlesexReport from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
13:331 SW BrowntownMiddlesexReport from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

South Dakota · 3 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:506 SSE Hot SpringsFall RiverTime estimated from radar.
14:32OelrichsFall RiverVideo via social media. Time estimated based on radar.
14:35OelrichsFall RiverTime estimated from radar.

Kansas · 2 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
17:254 SSW KanonaDecaturdime to nickel sized hail observed. Time estimated via radar.
18:006 N DresdenDecaturPenny to quarter sized hail falling at the location at the reported time.

New York · 2 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:30MinoaOnondagaTime estimated from radar.
14:241 NNW MattydaleOnondagaTwo to three minutes of mostly pea size hail with a few larger stones up to dime size mixed in.

Connecticut · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:471 E DanburyFairfieldQuarter-sized hail observed on Granville Ave.

Texas · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
18:134 NE NeedmoreBaileyPublic report replayed via media of Ping Pong sized hail about 5 miles west of Sudan.

Maryland · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
15:47WilliamsportWashingtonDime size hail in Williamsport

Wind reports (97)

Nebraska · 26 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
15:335 W ChadronDawesASOS station KCDR Chadron Airport - Cdr.
16:037.7 SE Chadron State PaDawesPersonal weather station.
16:268.6 ENE Box Butte DamDawesPersonal weather station.
16:3116 NNE WhitmanCherryEstimated 50 to 60 mph.
16:3915 NNE WhitmanCherryEstimated 60 - 70 mph gusts.
17:58MullenHooker50 to 60 mph estimated wind gusts.
18:561 WNW StapletonLoganDavis Weatherlink station.
19:00StapletonLoganAmbient Weather Station.
19:001 NNW StapletonLoganDavis Weatherlink station.
19:035 NNE StapletonLoganDavis Weatherlink station.
19:0910 SSW StapletonLincolnDavis Weatherlink station.
19:154 S GandyLoganweatherlink station.
19:1510 SSW StapletonLincolnDavis Weatherlink station.
19:2710 SSW StapletonLincolnDavis weatherlink station.
19:275 SW North PlatteLincolnDavis Weatherlink station.
19:386 E North PlatteLincolnSynoptic Weather station.
19:56MaxwellLincolnStorm chaser reports estimated 60 to 70 mph gusts.
20:151 N GothenburgDawsonGust from a second mesonet on the north side of Gothenburg.
20:282 NW GothenburgDawsonNebraska Mesonet Site.
20:303 NNE CurtisFrontierDavis Weatherlink station.
21:062 E MccookRed WillowASOS station KMCK McCook Airport.
21:138 SSW IndianolaRed WillowA Nebraska Mesonet site reported a 57 mph gust.
21:362 E MccookRed WillowASOS station KMCK McCook Airport.
22:293 SSE AmherstBuffaloPersonal Weather Station reports gust to 58mph.
23:067 NNW MindenKearneyPersonal Weather Station reports gust to 51mph.
23:556 NNW BloomingtonFranklinPersonal Weather Station reports gust to 61mph.

Montana · 16 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
10:5014 SW SimmsLewis and ClarkAWOS station K1GM Golf.
11:5010 NNE VaughnCascadeMesonet station BLWM8 Benton Lake W. Outflow wind boundary produced a 49 mph wind gust.
14:0012 E BozemanGallatinMesonet station MTBZH Bozeman Pass (MT DOT).
14:451 ESE Wise RiverBeaverheadMesonet station WRSM8 Wise River. 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. Time estimated via radar.
15:207 N SourdoughSweet GrassMesonet station MLVM8 Melville.
15:453 SW LockwoodYellowstoneMesonet station MTYRB 3.1 SW Lockwood (MT DOT).
16:011 NW BillingsYellowstoneASOS station KBIL Billings.
16:151 WSW Sun PrairieCascadeCorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 WSW Sun Prairie. At 5:15 PM, the CWOP FW5493 Vaughn reported a wind gust of 60 MPH.
16:204 SW WordenYellowstoneMesonet station HNTM8 Huntley E.
16:216 S LockwoodYellowstoneMesonet station SDAM8 Soda Springs.
16:301 SSE BallantineYellowstoneMesonet station MTBAL Ballantine I-94 Mp 15.0.
16:502 WNW HardinBig HornAWOS station K00U 2 WNW Hardin.
16:517 NW BeltCascadeAn Ambient Weather station in Fife MT reported a wind gust of 62.9 MPH.
17:357 SE Fort BentonChouteauMesonet station RIGM8 Frenchmans Ridge.
18:101 NNE LomaChouteauMesonet station LOAM8 Loma N.
20:304 NNE HaysBlaineDelayed report. Mesonet station DRYM8 Dry Lake.

Utah · 12 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:5216 W KnollsTooeleMesonet station UR298 15.9 W Knolls.
14:0010 W KnollsTooeleMesonet station DPG17 Interstate 80.
14:0012 W KnollsTooeleMesonet station UT33 I-80 at MP 29.
14:353 NNE DuchesneDuchesneAWOS station KU69 Duchesne Airport.
14:3727 E LucinBox ElderMesonet station UR305 27.0 E Lucin.
14:4927 E LucinBox ElderMesonet station UR305 27.0 E Lucin.
18:4021 SSW KnollsTooeleMesonet station DPG24 W of Wildcat.
18:405 NNE LaketownRichMesonet station PC367 E Bearlake.
18:5514 SW DugwayTooeleMesonet station DPG06 Camel Back Mtn.
19:207 NNE CliveTooeleMesonet station UTGRS I-80 at Grassey.
20:2421 WSW DugwayTooeleMesonet station TT392 Dugway-W.
20:3011 W HooperWeberMesonet station FREUT Fremont Island - Miller Hill.

Kansas · 11 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
00:2910 S KendallKearnyAWN - Menno weather.
01:082 E UlyssesGrantAWN - Videra weather.
21:293 NE Cedar BluffsDecaturMesonet site: SWFD (Davis Weatherlink) site reported a 57 mph gust.
21:423 ENE HerndonDecaturReported via Ambient Weather Station 4.1 ENE Herndon, KS.
21:433 ENE HerndonDecaturReported via Ambient Weather Station 4.1 ENE Herndon, KS.
21:502 N AtwoodRawlinsKADT AWOS reported at 55 mph gust.
21:551 NNW OberlinDecaturAWOS station KOIN Oberlin.
22:361 WNW HoxieSheridanMesonet site: Six Toes Feed & Seed (Davis Weatherlink) reported a 58 mph gust.
22:572 NW AngelusThomasReported via Ambient Weather Station 2.6 NW of Angelus, KS.
22:571 NE Hill CityGrahamThe Hill City ASOS (KHLC) measured a 55 mph wind gust at 0457 UTC. Sustained at 39 mph.
23:086 NNW GoveGoveReport via Davis Weatherlink site 6.4 miles NNW of Gove, KS.

Alaska · 10 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
13:10Mountain VillageKusilvakAWOS station PAMO Mountain Village.
14:23MarshallKusilvakAWOS station PADM Marshall.
15:37KotlikKusilvakAWOS station PFKO Kotlik.
18:28Russian MissionKusilvakAWOS station PARS Russian Mission.
19:51ChevakKusilvakAWOS station PAVA Chevak.
19:56Scammon BayKusilvakAWOS station PACM Scammon Bay.
21:23DeeringNorthwest ArcticAWOS station PADE Deering.
21:42Brevig MissionNomeAWOS station PFKT Brevig Mission.
22:31KotzebueNorthwest ArcticASOS station PAOT Kotzebue.
23:48McGrathYukon-KoyukukASOS station PAMC McGrath.

Wyoming · 6 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
14:363 W EvanstonUintaASOS station KEVW Evanston-Uinta Cnty Airport.
15:301 NW ShoshoniFremontMesonet station FW5226 Shoshoni.
15:403 NE LanderFremontMesonet station PC259 Wyopo (PC).
18:26NatronaNatronaMesonet station WY45 US20 Natrona (DOT).
18:386 NW MillsNatronaASOS station KCPR Casper Airport (ASOS).
19:203 SSE CasperNatronaMesonet station PC377 Scenic Dr (PC).

Florida · 4 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
10:201 NNE EsteroLeeMesonet station 2048W FSWN San Carlos Park Fire 54.
12:532 NNE MasaryktownHernandoASOS station KBKV Brooksville - Tampa Bay Reg.
13:001 SSE Bradenton BeachManateeManatee County Coquina Beach reported.
13:097 NW PalmettoGMZ830Mesonet station XSKY Skyway Fishing Pier.

Texas · 4 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:074 SSW Lost CreekTravisMedia reports estimated 60 mph wind gusts off Old Bee Caves Road in south Austin.
16:102 E Bee CaveTravisReported 60 mph gusts and tree branches down along with nickel size hail.
17:033 N LulingCaldwellA private business sustained wind damage. Several empty shipping containers were moved or rolled. A trailer onsite was rolled. Another small trailer was blown into a fence. A private weather station onsite recorded a 97 mph instantaneous wind gust at 30 feet. A NWS survey team observed all damage blown southwest and consistent with straight-line winds.
17:552 NW GonzalesGonzalesGonzales Municipal Airport gusted to 67 mph.

Arizona · 3 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
14:276 NE NogalesSanta CruzKOLS recorded wind gust of 52 mph.
14:4012 NW PatagoniaSanta CruzMesonet station QHPA3 Hopkins recorded wind gust of 86 mph.
17:326 SW TucsonPimaASOS station KTUS Tucson International Airport.

Colorado · 2 reports

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
18:14MeekerRio BlancoASOS station KEEO Meeker Airport.
18:2318 SE MassadonaRio BlancoMesonet station PIRC2 Pinto, Massadona 18SE.

Oklahoma · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
07:553 SSE FrederickTillmanASOS station KFDR Frederick Altus. Associated with gust front out ahead of storms.

PK · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
16:55GolovinPKZ805AWOS station PAGL Golovin.

Louisiana · 1 report

TimeLocationCountyObserver comment
06:5556 SW CocodrieGMZ570Mesonet station KSPR 55 SW Cocodrie.
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