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Hail in Brewton · May 28, 2026

NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 0.75"; 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 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 0
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 NEXRAD only

Convective day · May 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 16th most severe storm Brewton has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 1.1 / 10
Storm severity score

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

1.1 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

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

Homes exposed
0 /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 Brewton saw the hail — from two instruments

May 28, 2026 · Brewton, AL

Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Brewton, AL on May 28, 2026 Radar signature field

The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.

Max size 0.75" Detections 2

Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for May 28, 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 28, 2026 sits in Brewton's hail record.

This was Brewton's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 21 days after the May 7, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 16th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Brewton at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The May 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Brewton: the same system put hail over 198 other tracked cities, 1 of them in Alabama. Nearest: Florence (254 miles north, up to 0.5"); Crawfordsville (338 miles northwest, up to 0.75"); Sapphire (365 miles northeast, up to 0.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 Brewton 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.

Nobody on the ground filed a report over Brewton for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Brewton roofs.

A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.

Radar reading · not confirmed damage

Brewton hail history

Other storms in Brewton.

16 recorded storm days in Brewton, AL
← All hail in Brewton
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Sep 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Sep 7, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Aug 21, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Aug 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Aug 20, 2026

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

Aug 19, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Aug 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Aug 18, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Aug 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Aug 8, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Jul 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Jul 10, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Jul 7, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Jul 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Jul 5, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Jun 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Jun 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Jun 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Jun 13, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Jun 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / AL

Jun 1, 2026

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

May 7, 2026

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

May 6, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Brewton, AL on Mar 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Brewton / 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 Sep 8, 2026.