Hail on July 8, 2026 — where it hit
On July 8, 2026, the archived NWS Local Storm Reports hold 46 hail reports across 8 states; the largest reported stone was 2.00 inches, in Nance County, Nebraska, and Wyoming logged the most reports (14). Every number below is the public record: reported sizes from spotters and radar-estimated swaths from NOAA MRMS, labeled as what they are.
Largest reported stones on July 8, 2026
The 5 largest of 46 reports with a measured size. Report times are not kept in the archived file, so none are shown.
| Size | County | State | Lat, Lon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00″ | Nance County | Nebraska | 41.32, -98.06 |
| 1.75″ | Craven County | North Carolina | 35.18, -77.00 |
| 1.75″ | Craven County | North Carolina | 35.14, -76.98 |
| 1.50″ | Musselshell County | Montana | 46.25, -108.50 |
| 1.50″ | Powder River County | Montana | 45.54, -105.29 |
Counties with the most hail reports
Top 10 of 22 counties with at least one report; ties are listed by state, then name. 1 report could not be placed in a county and is left out of this table.
| County | State | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston County | Wyoming | 7 | 1.50″ |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 5 | 1.25″ |
| Meade County | South Dakota | 4 | 1.00″ |
| Washington County | Florida | 3 | 1.25″ |
| Craven County | North Carolina | 3 | 1.75″ |
| Sheridan County | Wyoming | 3 | 1.00″ |
| Woodbury County | Iowa | 2 | 1.00″ |
| Musselshell County | Montana | 2 | 1.50″ |
| Goshen County | Wyoming | 2 | 1.25″ |
| Laramie County | Wyoming | 2 | 0.50″ |
States with the most hail reports
All 8 states with reports.
- Wyoming: 14 reports
- North Carolina: 9 reports
- South Dakota: 8 reports
- Montana: 5 reports
- Florida: 4 reports
- Iowa: 3 reports
- Nebraska: 2 reports
- Wisconsin: 1 report
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Questions about the July 8, 2026 hail
How big was the hail on July 8, 2026?
The largest reported stone on July 8, 2026 was 2.00 inches, among 46 reports nationwide. Radar (NOAA MRMS MESH) also estimated the swath footprint, an estimate, not a measurement.
Where did it hail on July 8, 2026?
Reports by state: Wyoming (14), North Carolina (9), South Dakota (8), Montana (5), Florida (4) and 3 more. Counties with the most reports: Weston County, WY (7), Wake County, NC (5), Meade County, SD (4).
Did the July 8, 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.
How these figures are built
Reports are NWS Local Storm Reports of hail, pulled from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive. This page reads data/hail/events-2026.json (pulled 2026-10-01). Local Storm Reports are preliminary and unverified: sizes are what spotters, the public and emergency managers reported, and NOAA NCEI's Storm Data, published months later, is the verified record. A report with no size counts toward the total but not toward the size figures. Damaging size means 1.5 inches or larger. State is the state named on the report. County is not carried in the archived file; it is assigned here by placing each report's coordinates (rounded to about 1 km) inside US Census cartographic county boundaries, so a report near a county line can land in the neighbouring county. Radar figures are NOAA MRMS MESH, a radar estimate of maximum hail size, not a measurement.