Hail History

Hail reports for August 20, 2026

The storm day from 12:00 UTC Aug 20, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning, from preliminary National Weather Service reports. Most reports came from Fifty Lakes, MN; McCook, NE; Tryon, NC.

Storm day · Aug 20, 2026

Hail reports
47
1 at 2 in or larger
Largest hail
2.50 in
tennis ball · 4 NE Vesta, MN
States
11
MN, SD, MS, NE, AL, AR…

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 47 reports. Dot size and colour follow hail size.

For homeowners

Roof damage after hail? Get a free inspection

Hail bruises shingles and cracks seals in ways you can't see from the ground, and most insurers set a claim deadline after the storm. The latest hail report in Fifty Lakes, MN is from August 20, 2026. A local roofer can check and document it at no cost.

Phone line opening soon

What would a claim cost you? Try the hail claim calculator

Preview: this form is not connected yet. Nothing you enter is sent or stored.

Roofer? Get hail alerts for your area with StormScope

Minnesota: 20 reports, largest 2.50 in

Places hit: Fifty Lakes (3), Echo, Hanley Falls, Wabasso, Wanda, Boy River, Crosslake, Westport, Vesta, Remer, Brainerd, Chisholm, Hibbing. Minnesota hail history

Hail reports in Minnesota on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
2.50 intennis ball 4 NE Vesta Yellow Medicine 00:08 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 1 ESE Wabasso Redwood 00:50 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 2 E Hanley Falls Yellow Medicine 23:34 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 3 WNW Echo Yellow Medicine 23:50 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball 2 E Fifty Lakes Crow Wing 23:59 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar Wanda Redwood 01:25 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 2 E Boy River Cass 22:12 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Fifty Lakes Crow Wing 00:07 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 1 SSE Crosslake Crow Wing 00:32 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Vesta Redwood 00:35 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 NNE Wolford Crow Wing 01:00 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 1 ENE Westport Pope 01:05 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 2 S Brainerd Crow Wing 01:41 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 5 NW Staples Airport Wadena 16:15 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Remer Cass 22:31 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 7 S Side Lake St. Louis 22:47 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.70 inmarble 5 W Pine Center Crow Wing 02:10 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble 6 NW Swanburg Cass 00:07 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble 1 NW Chisholm St. Louis 23:05 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble Chisholm St. Louis 23:07 UTC · NWS prelim.

South Dakota: 9 reports, largest 1.75 in

Places hit: Humboldt, Lyons, Crooks, Jamesville Colony, Sioux Falls, Baltic, Chancellor. South Dakota hail history

Hail reports in South Dakota on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.75 ingolf ball Humboldt Minnehaha 23:45 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball 5 NW Crooks Minnehaha 00:02 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 3 NE Crooks Minnehaha 00:08 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 4 NE Crooks Minnehaha 00:10 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 2 W Baltic Minnehaha 00:14 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 4 S Sioux Falls Lincoln 00:28 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 5 NE Lesterville Yankton 00:49 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.88 innickel Chancellor Turner 01:13 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.75 inpenny 4 S Colton Minnehaha 23:59 UTC · NWS prelim.

Mississippi: 4 reports, largest 1.50 in

Places hit: Thaxton, Ecru, Tucker. Mississippi hail history

Hail reports in Mississippi on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.50 inping pong ball 4 ESE Hurricane Pontotoc 21:48 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 NE Tucker Neshoba 02:22 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 4 SW Ecru Pontotoc 21:08 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 4 WNW Trebloc Chickasaw 22:07 UTC · NWS prelim.

Nebraska: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in

Places hit: McCook (2). Nebraska hail history

Hail reports in Nebraska on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.75 ingolf ball 1 WSW Mccook Red Willow 03:15 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 1 W Mccook Red Willow 03:09 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 13 SSW Wood Lake Cherry 20:56 UTC · NWS prelim.

Alabama: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in

Places hit: Pisgah, Section. Alabama hail history

Hail reports in Alabama on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.00 inquarter Pisgah Jackson 04:26 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.88 innickel Section Jackson 04:32 UTC · NWS prelim.

Arkansas: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in

Places hit: Warren, Fort Smith. Arkansas hail history

Hail reports in Arkansas on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.00 inquarter 2 N Carmel Bradley 21:55 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble 2 NE Bonanza Sebastian 10:28 UTC · NWS prelim.

North Carolina: 2 reports, largest 1.50 in

Places hit: Tryon (2). North Carolina hail history

Hail reports in North Carolina on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.50 inping pong ball 1 SW Tryon Polk 02:36 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Tryon Polk 02:30 UTC · NWS prelim.

Tennessee: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in

Places hit: Farragut. Tennessee hail history

Hail reports in Tennessee on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.75 inpenny 3 E Peakland Meigs 00:39 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.75 inpenny 2 NW Farragut Knox 02:05 UTC · NWS prelim.

Florida: 1 report, largest 0.25 in

Places hit: Jacksonville. Florida hail history

Hail reports in Florida on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.25 inpea 6 W Yulee Nassau 22:39 UTC · NWS prelim.

Kansas: 1 report, largest 1.75 in

Hail reports in Kansas on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.75 ingolf ball 11 S Herndon Rawlins 04:00 UTC · NWS prelim.

Pennsylvania: 1 report, largest 0.75 in

Places hit: Blue Bell. Pennsylvania hail history

Hail reports in Pennsylvania on August 20, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.75 inpenny 1 N Plymouth Meeting Montgomery 22:17 UTC · NWS prelim.