California Hail Map & Hail Report History
Hail is uncommon but real in California — strong spring and winter storms occasionally drop damaging hail in the Central Valley and the Sierra foothills.
Every hail report below comes from official National Weather Service storm reports for California, covering the last 365 days. Times are Central. Sizes are the measured or estimated stone diameter in inches.
This is the California view. The national storm map adds live radar showing hail falling right now, real NWS warned storm paths, radar-measured hail footprints, and every state at once. Filters for date, state, and hail size can be set on the national hail map page.
Open the national mapHail reports, last 365 days
6
0 at 2" or larger
Largest stone
1.5"
ping pong ball near Rio Vista
Most recent hail
Aug 13, 2026, 14:55
Lee Vining
California hail map
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Recent California hail reports
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1" hail (quarter) — Lee Vining, Mono County
Aug 13, 2026, 14:55 Central · Damaging · 1 inch hail in Lee Vining. (REV)
1" hail (quarter) — 3 Nne Orange Cove, Tulare County
Apr 21, 2026, 19:35 Central · Damaging · Hail around penny size to quarter size. Location approximate. (HNX)
1" hail (quarter) — 6 Ne Firebaugh, Madera County
Apr 21, 2026, 17:36 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (HNX)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — Rio Vista, Solano County
Apr 10, 2026, 17:04 Central · Damaging · Trained spotter reports 1.5 inch / ping pong hail in Rio Vista. (STO)
1" hail (quarter) — Ripon, San Joaquin County
Apr 10, 2026, 16:07 Central · Damaging · Public report of 1 inch hail... relayed via broadcast media. Time estimated by radar. (STO)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 W Orleans, Humboldt County
Apr 9, 2026, 14:45 Central · Damaging · Up to quarter (1 inch) sized hail reported in Orleans. (EKA)
That's every California report from the last 365 days.
Hardest-hit California counties
Hail damage repair work across California
HailConnect is where PDR technicians, roofing contractors and independent insurance appraisers follow California storms and get on jobs. Contractors post storm work, mobile crews claim or bid on it, and everyone gets alerts the moment hail is reported in the cities they cover.
How to read California hail sizes
- 1" (quarter) — the NWS severe threshold. Enough to dent soft metal and bruise shingles.
- 1.75" (golf ball) — widespread vehicle dents and the size that usually opens PDR work.
- 2.5"+ (tennis ball and up) — roof fractures, broken glass and full-scale catastrophe deployments.