Hail in Saraland · Sep 20, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Saraland that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Saraland 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
- 54 /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 Saraland 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-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Saraland, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 20, 2026 sits in Saraland's hail record.
This was Saraland's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 27 days after the Aug 24, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Saraland at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Saraland: the same system put hail over 253 other tracked cities, 28 of them in Alabama. Nearest: Spanish Fort (19 miles east, up to 0.75"); Bay Minette (25 miles east, up to 0.75"); Stockton (36 miles northeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 Saraland 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Saraland. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Saraland 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
$6.2M
Potential roof exposure — 517 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 517 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
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $109 on top of the $150 plan.
Saraland hail history
Other storms in Saraland.
Estimated-size surface Aug 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Feb 21, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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