Hail storm map for September 5, 2026: max 3.00" hail across CO, GA, IL, IN, KY, NC, ND, NE, OK, SC, SD, TN, VA, ~54,104 structures in swath.
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A significant hail event swept across CO, GA, IL, IN and 9 more states on September 5, 2026, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 3.00". An estimated 54,104 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. North Carolina took the brunt with ~20,011 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. Roughly 159 of those sat under destructive ≥2.50" stones — the radar tier that routinely totals roofs and shatters auto glass. NOAA logged 47 hail reports and 59 wind reports for the day.
Max hail size
3.00"
States impacted
13
Structures in swath
54,104
Estimated structures affected by state & hail size
State
≥1.00"
≥1.75"
≥2.50"
North Carolina
20,011
1,645
0
Nebraska
8,738
4,113
135
South Carolina
7,318
0
0
Kentucky
6,864
475
0
Georgia
5,402
0
0
Colorado
1,636
46
12
Tennessee
1,239
0
0
South Dakota
1,238
52
12
North Dakota
1,034
1
0
Virginia
571
0
0
Indiana
34
0
0
Oklahoma
12
0
0
Illinois
7
0
0
NOAA storm reports
Hail reports (37)
Nebraska · 12 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
14:56
6 W Alliance
Box Butte
Trained Spotter reported 1.5 inch hail 7 Miles S of Berea and 16 miles SSE of Hemingford.
15:01
5 W Alliance
Box Butte
Trained Spotter reported 2 inch hail 5 miles W of Alliance.
15:05
5 WNW Alliance
Box Butte
Trained Weather Spotter has reported 2.5 inch hail 5 miles WNW of Alliance.
15:30
4 SSW Alliance
Box Butte
Trained Spotter reported 2 inch hail 4 miles SSW of Alliance.
16:00
4 SSW Alliance
Box Butte
Storm chaser live stream shows accumulating hail along Highway 387 southwest of Alliance. The shoulders were completed covered, with the left lane completely covered at times.
16:05
3 SSW Alliance
Box Butte
Trained Spotter reports accumulating hail up to 2 inches in diameter and around 3 inches deep along Highway 385 SSW of Alliance.
16:27
9 SSW Alliance
Morrill
Trained Spotter reported 1 inch hail along Highway 385, 9 miles SSW of Alliance.
16:28
3 N Bridgeport
Morrill
Trained spotter reported 1.25 inch hail north of Bridgeport.
17:01
1 ENE Minatare
Scotts Bluff
Trained Spotter reporting golf ball sized hail falling east of Minatare at the time of the report.
17:06
Chappell
Deuel
Social media photo.
17:08
3.5 E Minatare
Scotts Bluff
Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail falling east of Minatare.
17:49
3 W Broadwater
Morrill
Trained Spotter reporting 1 inch hail with torential rainfall.
North Carolina · 10 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
14:45
3 ENE Knightdale
Wake
Corrects time of previous hail report from 3 ENE Knightdale.
14:48
Macclesfield
Edgecombe
Golf Ball sized hail reported in Macclesfield.
15:00
2 E Clayton
Johnston
Hail at NC42 and Glen Laurel Rd.
15:02
3 SE Clayton
Johnston
In the Powhatan area.
15:23
Farmville
Pitt
Strong wind noted at this location as well.
15:41
3 NNW Roundtree
Pitt
Hail of half inch to quarter size ongoing near Ayden. Not much wind occurring at this time.
16:01
Grifton
Pitt
The size of hail was estimated based on submitted pictures. Multiple reports of large hail in the Grifton area.
16:15
Fort Barnwell
Craven
Quarter to golf ball size hail and strong winds. The winds brought down some small tree branches.
16:39
Trenton
Jones
Report and picture via Facebook.
17:00
4 SE Trenton
Jones
Delayed report. Hail of dime to quarter size reported in the Olivers Crossroads area.
North Dakota · 4 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
02:55
12 E Northgate
Renville
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
17:48
2 SE Saint John
Rolette
Trained spotter called in a report of quarter size hail.
17:50
1 NNE Rolla
Rolette
Relayed through broadcast media of slightly larger than half dollar size hail in Rolla. Time estimated based on radar.
18:10
8 SW Hansboro
Towner
Public report of many small hailstones, a few larger quarter sized hailstones mixed in. Very little wind.
South Carolina · 4 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
14:34
3 ENE Belton
Anderson
Social media video of golf ball size hail in the Shady Grove area of Belton.
15:54
4 NE Elgin
Kershaw
Lugoff FD reported via SLACK Pea Sized Hail between Lugoff and Elgin.
16:26
5 SE Blythewood
Richland
mPING report of Half-inch (0.50 in.) Hail. Time estimated by radar.
16:48
Columbia
Richland
Broadcast media reported via SLACK of Pea Sized Hail falling at their studio.
Tennessee · 2 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
10:53
4 W Bristol Tn
Sullivan
Reported by Trained Spotter.
12:28
5 E Dearmond
Roane
Dime sized hail on Collins Rd in Oliver Springs.
South Dakota · 2 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
02:06
Ethan
Davison
Corrects previous hail report from Ethan. Social media photo of hail.
14:25
4 N Klein Ranch
Corson
Windshield damaged.
Colorado · 1 report
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
16:02
1 SE Sterling
Logan
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
Virginia · 1 report
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
10:46
1 NW Gunton Park
Wythe
Hail up to the size of dimes fell along Bearwallow Road.
Kentucky · 1 report
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
18:29
4 ENE Macio
Daviess
Hail estimated to penny to quarter size falling along US-60 near South Chestnut Grove Rd.
Wind reports (54)
Nebraska · 21 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
04:19
8 NNE Oneill
Holt
Nebraska Mesonet site.
17:18
7 ESE Bridgeport
Morrill
UPR Site TOWER1 gusted 64mph at 6:18PM.
17:23
6.8 E Bridgeport
Morrill
Personal wather station gusted to 62mph around 6:23PM.
17:24
7 ESE Bridgeport
Morrill
UPR Site TOWER1 reported a wind gust of 64mph.
17:33
11.2 ENE Broadwater
Morrill
Heavy rain reported with personal weather station near Broadwater.
18:10
2 NW Crescent Lake Nwr
Garden
Mesonet station RESN1 Crescent Lake. Time estimated from radar.
18:16
3 NE Lakeside
Sheridan
Nebraska Mesonet site.
18:24
5 SE Alliance
Box Butte
ASOS station KAIA 4 ESE Alliance.
20:16
6 W Lorenzo
Cheyenne
Mesonet station FW8226 Sidney.
20:22
4.3 WNW Lorenzo
Cheyenne
Personal weather station recorded a gust of 65mph near Lorenzo.
22:30
7 NW Brule
Keith
Mesonet station NB006 Big Springs 8NE.
22:30
6 ESE Big Springs
Keith
Mesonet station NB085 Big Springs 6NE.
22:35
1 E Brule
Keith
Mesonet station UP108 Brule 1E.
22:54
3 W Kingsley Dam
Keith
Ambient Weather Station.
22:57
1 WSW Kingsley Dam
Keith
Weatherlink station.
23:01
1 W Keystone
Keith
Davis Weatherlink station.
23:05
1 W Keystone
Keith
Davis Weatherlink station.
23:10
3 NNE Kingsley Dam
Keith
UP 362 sensor.
23:20
3 NNE Kingsley Dam
Keith
UP 362 sensor.
23:24
4 NW Paxton
Keith
UPR 049 sensor.
23:26
16 NNE Ellsworth
Sheridan
Nebraska mesonet. Suspected wake low with southeast winds.
North Carolina · 11 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
15:15
8 SE Harpers Crossroads
Moore
Mesonet station HHRN7 Horseshoe House.
15:47
1 SE Havelock
Craven
AWOS station KNKT Cherry Point (NKT ASOS).
15:48
4 ENE Hope Mills
Cumberland
Reported at KFAY airport.
15:55
Pope Afb
Cumberland
AWOS station KPOB Pope Army Airfield.
15:55
2 E Oceana Pier
Carteret
Peak gust at Fort Macon.
15:55
3 ENE Bonnie Doone
Cumberland
AWOS station KFBG Simmons Army Airfield.
15:55
2 W Camp Mackall
Scotland
ASOS station KHFF Hoffman Mackall.
16:14
4 WSW Pope Afb
Cumberland
Mesonet station FBRN7 Usfs Met Stn At Fort Bragg.
16:15
3 NW Smithfield
Johnston
AWOS station KJNX Smithfield Johns.
16:35
2 SE Elizabethtown
Bladen
KEYF reported a wind gust to 60 mph.
18:15
2 NW Caswell Beach
Brunswick
KSUT reported a wind gust to 36 knots.
South Dakota · 7 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
02:09
3 SE Dimock
Hutchinson
Personal Weather Station.
02:17
1 W Dimock
Hutchinson
Personal Weather Station.
02:31
8 ESE Parkston
Hutchinson
Personal Weather Station.
02:41
8 E Dimock
Hutchinson
Personal Weather Station.
02:49
6 SW Clayton
Hutchinson
Personal Weather Station.
03:02
7 W Clayton
Hutchinson
Personal Weather Station.
07:56
3 NNW Sioux Falls
Minnehaha
The Sioux Falls ASOS recorded a 52 mph wind gust.
Ohio · 6 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
01:19
3 NW Brunersburg
Defiance
ASOS station KDFI Defiance.
02:41
2 WNW Westminster
Allen
AWOS station KAOH 2 WNW Westminster.
03:57
2 NW Vandalia
Montgomery
ASOS station KDAY Dayton International Airport.
04:26
3 N Springboro
Montgomery
ASOS station KMGY Dayton Wright Brothers Airport.
04:44
3 ESE Wilmington
Clinton
ASOS station KILN Wilmington Air Park.
18:05
3 NE Fairfield
Butler
ASOS station KHAO Butler County Regional Airport.
South Carolina · 3 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
16:35
2 SW Lake Murray Dam
Lexington
Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 2 SW Lake Murray Dam. Personal weather station recorded 4 separate peak gusts over 60 mph within a 15 minute period, peaking at 66 mph.
16:40
5 W Red Bank
Lexington
Trained spotter reported via X wind gusts between 55 and 65 mph from 5:40pm and 5:45pm near the intersection of Persimmon Lane and Smith Road with power out across a large part of the area.
17:58
1 W Atlantic Beach
Horry
KCRE reported a gust to 35 knots.
West Virginia · 2 reports
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
06:57
1 ENE Flatwoods
Braxton
Mesonet station GW5121 FLATWOODS.
08:51
2 ESE Stanaford
Raleigh
ASOS station KBKW Beckley Airport.
New Mexico · 1 report
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
17:56
2 SSW Lovington
Lea
Tatum Mesonet recorded a wind gust of 58 mph at 7:56 PM CDT.
Kentucky · 1 report
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
05:31
2 SE Hebron
Boone
ASOS station KCVG Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Colorado · 1 report
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
20:17
4 W Peetz
Logan
AWOS Station: K1JW Juliet-Peetz.
Iowa · 1 report
Time
Location
County
Observer comment
07:14
6 NE Sibley
Osceola
A personal weather station just northeast of Sibley, IA recorded a 55 mph wind gust. (KIASIBLE11).
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