Hail on October 8, 2026: where it hit
On October 8, 2026, the archived NWS Local Storm Reports hold 4 hail reports across 3 states; the largest reported stone was 1.00 inches, in New York (county not matched), and Maine logged the most reports (2). 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 October 8, 2026
The 4 largest of 4 reports with a measured size. Report times are not kept in the archived file, so none are shown.
| Size | County | State | Place as logged | Lat, Lon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00″ | not matched | New York | Wilson | 43.32, -78.83 |
| 0.25″ | Penobscot County | Maine | 4 SSW Stetson | 44.85, -69.18 |
| 0.25″ | Penobscot County | Maine | 2 NNE Bangor | 44.83, -68.76 |
| 0.25″ | Chippewa County | Michigan | Pickford | 46.17, -84.36 |
Counties with the most hail reports
All 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot County | Maine | 2 | 0.25″ |
| Chippewa County | Michigan | 1 | 0.25″ |
States with the most hail reports
All 3 states with reports.
- Maine: 2 reports
- Michigan: 1 report
- New York: 1 report
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Questions about the October 8, 2026 hail
How big was the hail on October 8, 2026?
The largest reported stone on October 8, 2026 was 1.00 inches, among 4 reports nationwide. Radar (NOAA MRMS MESH) also estimated the swath footprint, an estimate, not a measurement.
Where did it hail on October 8, 2026?
Reports by state: Maine (2), Michigan (1), New York (1). Counties with the most reports: Penobscot County, ME (2), Chippewa County, MI (1).
Did the October 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/recent.json (pulled 2026-10-10). 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 inch or larger, the National Weather Service severe-hail size. 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.