Hail History

Hail reports for August 17, 2026

The storm day from 12:00 UTC Aug 17, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning, from preliminary National Weather Service reports. Most reports came from Cedar Rapids, NE; Ord, NE; New York Mills, MN.

Storm day · Aug 17, 2026

Hail reports
18
3 at 2 in or larger
Largest hail
2.50 in
tennis ball · Cedar Rapids, NE
States
5
NE, SD, MN, TN, TX

Preliminary reports; NOAA's final Storm Events data replaces them a few months later.

  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
All 18 reports. Dot size and colour follow hail size.

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Nebraska: 13 reports, largest 2.50 in

Places hit: Cedar Rapids (2), Ord (2), Bassett, Inman, Ogallala, Cotesfield, Crete. Nebraska hail history

Hail reports in Nebraska on August 17, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
2.50 intennis ball Cedar Rapids Boone 04:35 UTC · NWS prelim.
2.00 inhen egg Ord Valley 02:12 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 13 N Burwell Garfield 00:41 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 8 ENE Burwell Garfield 01:39 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 1 N Bassett Rock 03:14 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball Cedar Rapids Boone 04:35 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball Inman Holt 01:40 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 16 SW Amelia Holt 00:06 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 1 N Ogallala Keith 00:49 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Ord Valley 02:12 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 NNW Cotesfield Greeley 02:57 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Crete Saline 09:00 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 24 NNE Harrison Sioux 22:28 UTC · NWS prelim.

South Dakota: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in

Places hit: Martin. South Dakota hail history

Hail reports in South Dakota on August 17, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.00 inquarter Martin Bennett 00:56 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.70 inmarble 5 SE Ludlow Harding 00:10 UTC · NWS prelim.

Minnesota: 1 report, largest 2.50 in

Places hit: New York Mills. Minnesota hail history

Hail reports in Minnesota on August 17, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
2.50 intennis ball 3 NNW New York Mills Otter Tail 22:05 UTC · NWS prelim.

Tennessee: 1 report, largest 1.00 in

Places hit: Maryville. Tennessee hail history

Hail reports in Tennessee on August 17, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.00 inquarter 1 W Maryville Blount 21:20 UTC · NWS prelim.

Texas: 1 report, largest 0.70 in

Places hit: Edinburg. Texas hail history

Hail reports in Texas on August 17, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.70 inmarble 1 ENE Edinburg Hidalgo 21:50 UTC · NWS prelim.