Hail size 4.5"
Alpine Clark County
“A very large hailstone was placed on a flat surface with a ruler next to it. The stone exceeds 4 inches in diameter but is less than 5 inches in diameter. (LZK)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Amity Apr 25, 2026
Both radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 2.5", and the radar-estimated size reached 2.25" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is severe, roof-replacing hail: close to every roof inside the footprint becomes a claim candidate.
Largest hailstone
2.5"
≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature Homes in the hail footprint
4,190
Ground reports
7
7 hailThe most severe storm Amity has seen in the last 12 months
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
7.1 /10
- Hail size
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 72 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Amity saw the hail — from two instruments
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
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
2.5"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size
Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
Max size
2.25"
Where Apr 25, 2026 sits in Amity's hail record
This was Amity's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Apr 24, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Amity at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 25, 2026 convective day was bigger than Amity: the same system put hail over 392 other tracked cities, 58 of them in Arkansas. Nearest: Bonnerdale (13 miles northwest, up to 2.5"); Okolona (15 miles south, up to 4"); Caddo Gap (18 miles west, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills from Amity's Apr 25, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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.
Hail reports
7 reports Hail size 4.5"
Alpine Clark County
“Corrects previous hail report from Alpine to reflect the correct time the event occurred. A very large hailstone was placed on a flat surface with a ruler next to it. T (LZK)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 3"
Amity Clark County
“Increased hail size based on additional images of the hailstone. Broadcast media shared pictures of at least tennis ball sized hail in Amity. Police dispatch from Amity (LZK)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.75"
Glenwood Pike County
“HAM radio operator reports between golf ball to baseball sized hail in Glenwood. Time estimated from radar. (LZK)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Glenwood Pike County
“Public report of quarter sized hail just east of glenwood. Time estimated by radar. (LZK)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.75"
Welsh Montgomery County
“Updates previous hail report from Welsh. Montgomery Co Sheriff Dept report damaged windshields to patrol cars... and damage to roofs from the public. Montgomery Co Sher (LZK)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.5"
Point Cedar Hot Spring County
“Broadcast media shared a picture of at least tennis ball sized hail near Point Cedar. Time estimated from radar. (LZK)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports,
not a radar-measured storm track.
How the storm moved
Hail was reported over 722 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Alpine, Glenwood, Welsh, and Point Cedar — beyond Amity itself.
What 2.5" hail means for Amity roofs
Two-inch-plus hail punctures shingles, breaks skylights and windows, and dents anything soft. In the core of a footprint like this, close to every roof is a candidate for an insurance claim. Speed decides who writes those jobs.
What this storm is worth to a roofer
$50M
Potential roof exposure — 4,190 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Illustrative jobs
21 jobs
Illustrative work
~$315K
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.
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Amity hail history
← All hail in Amity 10 recorded storm days in Amity, AR
Other storms in Amity
Jul 8, 2026
0.75" Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed 
Jul 7, 2026
0.75" Signatures 0.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed 
Jul 4, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed 
Jun 24, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed 
Jun 7, 2026
0.75" Signatures 0.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed 
May 30, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed 
Apr 28, 2026
1.5" Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Map unavailable
Apr 24, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed 
Mar 7, 2026
0.5" Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed
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 surfaces are detections and estimates,
not confirmed damage. Last updated Aug 3, 2026.