Hail in Ozark · Apr 15, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Ozark that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 15, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 34 /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
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.
Estimated size field 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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 15, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Ozark, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 15, 2026 sits in Ozark's hail record.
This was Ozark's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 7th of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ozark at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 15, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ozark: the same system put hail over 425 other tracked cities. Nearest: Baxter Springs (110 miles northwest, up to 1"); Carthage (111 miles north, up to 0.5"); Welch (114 miles northwest, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Ozark. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Ozark roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$612K
Potential roof exposure — 51 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $11 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 6, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 28, 2026
2"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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