Hail on August 19, 2026 — where it hit

81 National Weather Service hail reports were logged on August 19, 2026, the largest a reported 1.75″ stone, with 33 reports at damaging size (1.5″ or larger). Hardest-reported states: Kansas (27), Missouri (16), South Dakota (8), Nebraska (8), New Mexico (6), Arizona (6). Every number below is the public record — reported sizes from spotters and radar-estimated swaths from NOAA MRMS, labeled as what they are.

81
NWS reports
1.75″
largest reported
33
reports ≥1.5″
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radar-estimated max
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Questions about the August 19, 2026 hail

How big was the hail on August 19, 2026?

The largest reported stone on August 19, 2026 was 1.75 inches, among 81 reports nationwide. Radar (NOAA MRMS MESH) also estimated the swath footprint — an estimate, not a measurement.

Did the August 19, 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.