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Hail in Moulton · Feb 26, 2026

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 2.5" ≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 5,197
Ground reports 3 3 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Feb 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The most severe storm Moulton has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 6.4 / 10
Storm severity score

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

6.4 /10
Peak hail signal
63 /100

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

Homes exposed
74 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
50 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Moulton saw the hail — from two instruments

Feb 26, 2026 · Moulton, 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 Moulton, AL on Feb 26, 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 2.5" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Feb 26, 2026 Estimated size field

Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.

Max size 2.25"

The storm in context

Where Feb 26, 2026 sits in Moulton's hail record.

This was Moulton's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 1st of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Moulton at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Feb 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Moulton: the same system put hail over 131 other tracked cities, 49 of them in Alabama. Nearest: Danville (6 miles east, up to 2.5"); Mount Hope (13 miles northwest, up to 2.5"); Vinemont (13 miles southeast, up to 2.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Moulton 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

3 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.

Hail reports

3 reports
Hail size 1.5"
4 N Brushy Lake Lawrence County

“(HUN)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
3 S Moulton Lawrence County

“(HUN)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
5 SSE Moulton Lawrence County

“Wind blown hail broke windows at a residence in the Aldridge Grove community. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Storm forensics

How the storm moved

Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports

Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.

Hail was reported over 81 minutes, from to .

Reports came from Brushy Lake — beyond Moulton itself.

Severe hail signal

What 2.5" hail means for Moulton roofs.

Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.

Radar reading · not confirmed damage

Roofing exposure

What this storm is worth to a roofer.

5,197 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$62M

Potential roof exposure — 5,197 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
26 jobs
Illustrative work
~$390K

Close just 0.5% of the 5,197 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.

Claim window

February 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around February 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 $1,091 on top of the $150 plan.

Moulton hail history

15 recorded storm days in Moulton, AL
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Sep 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

Sep 11, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Aug 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

Aug 26, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Aug 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

Aug 22, 2026

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

Aug 20, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

Aug 17, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Aug 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

Aug 9, 2026

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

Jul 19, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Jul 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

Jul 18, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Jul 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

Jul 17, 2026

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

Jul 1, 2026

2"
Signatures 2" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Jun 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

Jun 1, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on May 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

May 23, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Moulton, AL on Apr 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Moulton / AL

Apr 27, 2026

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

Mar 15, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
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 12, 2026.