Hail History

Hail reports for August 27, 2026

The storm day from 12:00 UTC Aug 27, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning, from preliminary National Weather Service reports. Most reports came from Martinsburg, WV; Oelrichs, SD; Clay, PA.

Storm day · Aug 27, 2026

Hail reports
35
2 at 2 in or larger
Largest hail
2.50 in
tennis ball · 21 WSW Merritt Reservoi, NE
States
11
NE, WV, VA, NJ, NY, PA…

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 35 reports. Dot size and colour follow hail size.

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Nebraska: 10 reports, largest 2.50 in

Places hit: Chadron, Cody, Kilgore, Martin, Valentine. Nebraska hail history

Hail reports in Nebraska on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
2.50 intennis ball 21 WSW Merritt Reservoi Cherry 22:23 UTC · NWS prelim.
2.00 inhen egg 4 NW Chadron Dawes 22:28 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 2 N Cody Cherry 20:30 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 4 S Kilgore Cherry 21:59 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 3 SSE Chadron State Par Dawes 23:06 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 8 SSW Cody Cherry 20:43 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 ESE Lemoyne Keith 02:24 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 WSW Kingsley Dam Keith 02:34 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 SSE Kilgore Cherry 22:04 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 1 NNE Valentine Cherry 22:51 UTC · NWS prelim.

West Virginia: 6 reports, largest 1.50 in

Places hit: Martinsburg (4), Shepherdstown, Belington. West Virginia hail history

Hail reports in West Virginia on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.50 inping pong ball 2 SSW Martinsburg Berkeley 21:15 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar Martinsburg Berkeley 21:20 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Martinsburg Berkeley 21:37 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Shepherdstown Jefferson 22:00 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.88 innickel 2 SSW Martinsburg Berkeley 21:02 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble 1 S Belington Barbour 02:09 UTC · NWS prelim.

Virginia: 4 reports, largest 1.00 in

Places hit: Timberville, Toms Brook, Broadway. Virginia hail history

Hail reports in Virginia on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.00 inquarter Timberville Rockingham 20:20 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.88 innickel 3 SE Yankeetown Rockingham 19:45 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.88 innickel Toms Brook Shenandoah 19:55 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.88 innickel Broadway Rockingham 20:28 UTC · NWS prelim.

New Jersey: 3 reports, largest 0.75 in

Places hit: Sicklerville, Old Bridge, Richwood. New Jersey hail history

Hail reports in New Jersey on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.75 inpenny 2 E Washington Twp Gloucester 17:24 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.75 inpenny 1 SW Browntown Middlesex 18:33 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.70 inmarble 1 SW Pitman Gloucester 17:00 UTC · NWS prelim.

New York: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in

Places hit: Groton, Syracuse, Minoa. New York hail history

Hail reports in New York on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.00 inquarter 1 ESE Groton Tompkins 18:35 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 1 WSW Mattydale Onondaga 19:27 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.70 inmarble Minoa Onondaga 18:30 UTC · NWS prelim.

Pennsylvania: 3 reports, largest 0.50 in

Places hit: Clay (2), Marysville. Pennsylvania hail history

Hail reports in Pennsylvania on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.50 inmarble 3 N Rothsville Lancaster 00:00 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble Marysville Perry 00:27 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble 2 ESE Brickerville Lancaster 23:48 UTC · NWS prelim.

South Dakota: 2 reports, largest 1.25 in

Places hit: Oelrichs (2). South Dakota hail history

Hail reports in South Dakota on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.25 inhalf dollar 3 NW Oelrichs Fall River 21:25 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Oelrichs Fall River 21:32 UTC · NWS prelim.

Connecticut: 1 report, largest 1.00 in

Places hit: Danbury. Connecticut hail history

Hail reports in Connecticut on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.00 inquarter 1 E Danbury Fairfield 18:47 UTC · NWS prelim.

Kansas: 1 report, largest 1.00 in

Hail reports in Kansas on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.00 inquarter 6 N Dresden Decatur 00:00 UTC · NWS prelim.

Maryland: 1 report, largest 0.75 in

Places hit: Williamsport. Maryland hail history

Hail reports in Maryland on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.75 inpenny Williamsport Washington 20:47 UTC · NWS prelim.

Texas: 1 report, largest 1.50 in

Hail reports in Texas on August 27, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.50 inping pong ball 4 NE Needmore Bailey 00:13 UTC · NWS prelim.