Hail on July 28, 2026 — where it hit

42 National Weather Service hail reports were logged on July 28, 2026, the largest a reported 2.50″ stone, with 12 reports at damaging size (1.5″ or larger). Hardest-reported states: Virginia (7), Maryland (6), North Carolina (6), Michigan (5), Illinois (4), Colorado (4). Every number below is the public record — reported sizes from spotters and radar-estimated swaths from NOAA MRMS, labeled as what they are.

42
NWS reports
2.50″
largest reported
12
reports ≥1.5″
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radar-estimated max
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Questions about the July 28, 2026 hail

How big was the hail on July 28, 2026?

The largest reported stone on July 28, 2026 was 2.50 inches, among 42 reports nationwide. Radar (NOAA MRMS MESH) also estimated the swath footprint — an estimate, not a measurement.

Did the July 28, 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.