Hail in Sparkman · Aug 20, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Sparkman that day. At 2" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Sparkman 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
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 58 /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 Sparkman 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 Aug 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Sparkman, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 20, 2026 sits in Sparkman's hail record.
This was Sparkman's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 13 days after the Aug 7, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sparkman at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sparkman: the same system put hail over 640 other tracked cities, 40 of them in Arkansas. Nearest: Carthage (18 miles northeast, up to 1.5"); Gurdon (18 miles west, up to 1"); Camden (21 miles south, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Sparkman 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 Sparkman, 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Sparkman roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$9.7M
Potential roof exposure — 810 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 4 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$60K
Close just 0.5% of the 810 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
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $170 on top of the $150 plan.
Sparkman hail history
Other storms in Sparkman.
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 28, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 3, 2026
1.75"
NEXRAD surface Mar 15, 2026
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