Hail in Magnolia · Apr 29, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Magnolia that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 29, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Magnolia 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
- 59 /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 Magnolia 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.
Estimated size field 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 Apr 29, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Magnolia, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 29, 2026 sits in Magnolia's hail record.
This was Magnolia's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Apr 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Magnolia at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than Magnolia: the same system put hail over 248 other tracked cities, 11 of them in Arkansas. Nearest: Emerson (7 miles south, up to 1"); Taylor (13 miles southwest, up to 1"); Stamps (13 miles northwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Magnolia 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.
For this storm over Magnolia, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Magnolia 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
$11M
Potential roof exposure — 909 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 5 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$75K
Close just 0.5% of the 909 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
April 2028
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.
Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $191 on top of the $150 plan.
Magnolia hail history
Other storms in Magnolia.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 25, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 24, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 7, 2026
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