Hail in New Madrid May 29, 2026
The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 0.5" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over New Madrid this day.
0.5"
≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft0
0
none filedThe 6th most severe storm New Madrid has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How New Madrid saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 29, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over New Madrid, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where May 29, 2026 sits in New Madrid's hail record
This was New Madrid's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 32 days after the Apr 27, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over New Madrid at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than New Madrid: the same system put hail over 350 other tracked cities, 15 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Halls (52 miles south, up to 0.75"); Alamo (60 miles south, up to 0.5"); Bells (75 miles south, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills from New Madrid's May 29, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
For this storm over New Madrid, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
What 0.5" hail means for New Madrid roofs
Hail under three-quarters of an inch stays below the National Weather Service severe threshold and rarely breaks shingles outright. But repeated small-hail events accelerate granule loss and shorten roof life — on older roofs, it's still worth a conversation.
Track hail over New Madrid on the live map
Radar updates in real time, spotter reports appear on the map as they're filed, and the full New Madrid storm history — this May 29, 2026 storm included — sits underneath. When you're ready, draw this storm's footprint and pull highly accurate homeowner contact information for every address inside it.
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6 recorded storm days in New Madrid, MO
Other storms in New Madrid
Jul 9, 2026
1.25"
Jul 5, 2026
1.25"
Apr 27, 2026
1"
Apr 16, 2026
1"
Mar 7, 2026
0.75"