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Hail in Andalusia · May 31, 2026

NEXRAD logged 4 hail signatures up to 1"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 1" ≈ quarter · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 75
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 NEXRAD only

Convective day · May 31, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 4th most severe storm Andalusia has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.4 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

2.4 /10
Peak hail signal
25 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
38 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Andalusia saw the hail — from two instruments

May 31, 2026 · Andalusia, AL

We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Andalusia, AL on May 31, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.

Max size 1" Detections 4

Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for May 31, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where May 31, 2026 sits in Andalusia's hail record.

This was Andalusia's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 25 days after the May 6, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Andalusia at 1" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The May 31, 2026 convective day was bigger than Andalusia: the same system put hail over 637 other tracked cities, 19 of them in Alabama. Nearest: Jay (43 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Milton (47 miles southwest, up to 1"); Dothan (68 miles east, up to 0").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Andalusia storm dates on a live map — both surfaces, the reports, and a replay — and the same map is where you draw the swath. This page rebuilds nightly.

Ground reports

What people on the ground reported

No reports filed with the NWS

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 Andalusia, 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.

Damage-capable hail signal

What 1" hail means for Andalusia roofs.

Quarter-size and larger hail can bruise asphalt mats, remove granules, and dent exposed soft metal. The mapped footprint identifies an inspection priority area — it does not identify which individual roofs, if any, sustained damage.

Radar reading · not confirmed damage

Roofing exposure

What this storm is worth to a roofer.

75 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$900K

Potential roof exposure — 75 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Claim window

May 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.

Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $16 on top of the $150 plan.

Andalusia hail history

13 recorded storm days in Andalusia, AL
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Aug 21, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Aug 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Aug 15, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Jul 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Jul 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Jul 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Jul 10, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Andalusia, AL on Jul 9, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Jul 9, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Jul 7, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Jul 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Jul 6, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Jun 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Jun 19, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Jun 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Jun 1, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on May 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

May 6, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Mar 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Mar 31, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Andalusia, AL on Mar 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Andalusia / AL

Mar 15, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →

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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Aug 22, 2026.