Hail in Hempstead, NY
Since June 2022, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of the centre of Hempstead on 3 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Thu, Jul 21, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 2 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
By year: 2022: 3
Every hail day
- Sun, Sep 25, 2022
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
- Mon, Jul 25, 2022
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported within 10 miles- 1 in, 5.8 mi N (EAST HILLS, NY)
- Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported within 10 miles- 1.5 in, 6.4 mi NE (HICKSVILLE, NY)
Measured from Hempstead's centre: radar estimates within 5 miles, reports within 10. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim.