Hail in Ozark · Jul 31, 2026
Convective day · Jul 31, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Ozark has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 35 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
Evidence / storm surfaces
How Ozark 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 signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jul 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 Jul 31, 2026 sits in Ozark's hail record.
This was Ozark's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 30, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ozark at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 31, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ozark: the same system put hail over 238 other tracked cities, 25 of them in Alabama. Nearest: Shorterville (29 miles east, up to 0.75"); Eufaula (36 miles northeast, up to 1"); Fitzpatrick (58 miles north, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Ozark 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
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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Ozark. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Ozark 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
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$660K
Potential roof exposure — 55 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $12 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
2.25"
NEXRAD surface Apr 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
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