Hail History

Hail reports for September 5, 2026

The storm day from 12:00 UTC Sep 5, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning, from preliminary National Weather Service reports. Most reports came from Alliance, NE; Knightdale, NC; Columbia, SC.

Storm day · Sep 5, 2026

Hail reports
35
4 at 2 in or larger
Largest hail
2.50 in
tennis ball · 5 WNW Alliance, NE
States
11
NC, NE, ND, SC, TN, CO…

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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North Carolina: 11 reports, largest 1.75 in

Places hit: Knightdale (2), Grifton, Trenton, Franklinton, Clayton. North Carolina hail history

Hail reports in North Carolina on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.75 ingolf ball 6 ENE Creedmoor Granville 18:25 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball Fort Barnwell Craven 21:15 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball 3 ENE Knightdale Wake 19:45 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball 3 ENE Knightdale Wake 20:32 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar Grifton Pitt 21:01 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 NNW Roundtree Pitt 20:41 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Trenton Jones 21:39 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 4 SE Trenton Jones 22:00 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.88 innickel Franklinton Franklin 18:50 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble 5 W Troy Montgomery 19:20 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble 1 N Clayton Johnston 19:55 UTC · NWS prelim.

Nebraska: 10 reports, largest 2.50 in

Places hit: Alliance (3), Minatare, Bridgeport. Nebraska hail history

Hail reports in Nebraska on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
2.50 intennis ball 5 WNW Alliance Box Butte 22:05 UTC · NWS prelim.
2.00 inhen egg 5 W Alliance Box Butte 22:01 UTC · NWS prelim.
2.00 inhen egg 4 SSW Alliance Box Butte 22:30 UTC · NWS prelim.
2.00 inhen egg 3 SSW Alliance Box Butte 23:05 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 1 ENE Minatare Scotts Bluff 00:01 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball 6 W Alliance Box Butte 21:56 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 3.5 E Minatare Scotts Bluff 00:08 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 3 N Bridgeport Morrill 23:28 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 4 SSW Alliance Box Butte 23:00 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 9 SSW Alliance Morrill 23:27 UTC · NWS prelim.

North Dakota: 3 reports, largest 1.50 in

Places hit: Rolla, St. John. North Dakota hail history

Hail reports in North Dakota on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.50 inping pong ball 1 NNE Rolla Rolette 23:50 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 8 SW Hansboro Towner 00:10 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 2 SE Saint John Rolette 23:48 UTC · NWS prelim.

South Carolina: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in

Places hit: Columbia (2), Belton. South Carolina hail history

Hail reports in South Carolina on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.75 ingolf ball 3 ENE Belton Anderson 19:34 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.50 inmarble 5 SE Blythewood Richland 21:26 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.25 inpea Columbia Richland 21:48 UTC · NWS prelim.

Tennessee: 2 reports, largest 0.25 in

Places hit: Bristol. Tennessee hail history

Hail reports in Tennessee on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.25 inpea Kodak Sevier 00:06 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.25 inpea 4 W Bristol Tn Sullivan 15:53 UTC · NWS prelim.

Colorado: 1 report, largest 1.75 in

Places hit: Sterling. Colorado hail history

Hail reports in Colorado on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.75 ingolf ball 1 SE Sterling Logan 23:02 UTC · NWS prelim.

Indiana: 1 report, largest 0.25 in

Places hit: Windfall City. Indiana hail history

Hail reports in Indiana on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.25 inpea Windfall Tipton 21:15 UTC · NWS prelim.

Kentucky: 1 report, largest 1.00 in

Places hit: Maceo. Kentucky hail history

Hail reports in Kentucky on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.00 inquarter 4 ENE Macio Daviess 00:29 UTC · NWS prelim.

South Dakota: 1 report, largest 1.50 in

Hail reports in South Dakota on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.50 inping pong ball 4 N Klein Ranch Corson 21:25 UTC · NWS prelim.

Virginia: 1 report, largest 0.70 in

Hail reports in Virginia on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.70 inmarble 1 NW Gunton Park Wythe 15:46 UTC · NWS prelim.

West Virginia: 1 report, largest 0.70 in

Places hit: Craigsville. West Virginia hail history

Hail reports in West Virginia on September 5, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.70 inmarble Craigsville Nicholas 12:43 UTC · NWS prelim.