Hail on May 9, 2026 — where it hit

108 National Weather Service hail reports were logged on May 9, 2026, the largest a reported 2.75″ stone, with 40 reports at damaging size (1.5″ or larger). Hardest-reported states: Oklahoma (53), Texas (27), Arkansas (10), Wyoming (8), Louisiana (6), Michigan (2). Every number below is the public record — reported sizes from spotters and radar-estimated swaths from NOAA MRMS, labeled as what they are.

108
NWS reports
2.75″
largest reported
40
reports ≥1.5″
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radar-estimated max
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Questions about the May 9, 2026 hail

How big was the hail on May 9, 2026?

The largest reported stone on May 9, 2026 was 2.75 inches, among 108 reports nationwide. Radar (NOAA MRMS MESH) also estimated the swath footprint — an estimate, not a measurement.

Did the May 9, 2026 hail hit my address?

Use the hail map's address search: it lists every dated report within 25 miles of any US address and, for days in the radar archive, tests your exact point against the estimated swath — then prints a sourced report you can keep.

Sources: NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (reported sizes); NOAA MRMS MESH via Iowa State (radar-estimated swaths). Reported and estimated are different things and are labeled throughout. Compiled by Sigurd Lindquist · AGSIST · no charge, no login.