Hail in Sweet Water · Jan 10, 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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Convective day · Jan 10, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 10th most severe storm Sweet Water 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
- 14 /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 Sweet Water saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jan 10, 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 Jan 10, 2026 sits in Sweet Water's hail record.
This was Sweet Water's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 10th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sweet Water at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jan 10, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sweet Water: the same system put hail over 7 other tracked cities, 4 of them in Alabama. Nearest: Demopolis (14 miles north, up to 0.5"); Linden (15 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Autaugaville (73 miles east, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Sweet Water 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 Sweet Water. 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 Sweet Water 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
$48K
Potential roof exposure — 4 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
January 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around January 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 on top of the $150 plan.
Sweet Water hail history
Other storms in Sweet Water.
Estimated-size surface Sep 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 24, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 29, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 13, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 6, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 28, 2026
0.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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