Hail size 1"
1 NW Chariton Lucas County
“Quarter-sized hail on NW side of Chariton. (DMX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Lucas
Hail in Chariton · Apr 15, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Chariton 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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Peak hail signal 2" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 5,468
Ground reports 8 8 hail
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only
Convective day · Apr 15, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Chariton has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 6.4 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
6.4 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 75 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /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 Chariton saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 15, 2026 · Chariton, IA
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.
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
2"
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 15, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Chariton, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 15, 2026 sits in Chariton's hail record.
This was Chariton's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 1st of the 8 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Chariton at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 15, 2026 convective day was bigger than Chariton: the same system put hail over 425 other tracked cities, 127 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Lovilia (10 miles east, up to 0.75"); Russell (11 miles south, up to 1"); Lucas (16 miles west, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 8 Chariton 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
8 reports filed with the NWS
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
8 reports Hail size 2"
Chariton Lucas County
“Picture of 2 inch diameter hail shared by broadcast media. (DMX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Chariton Lucas County
“Largest stones were quarter sized. (DMX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
1 SE Chariton Lucas County
“Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (DMX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
1 SE Chariton Lucas County
“Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (DMX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
1 S Chariton Lucas County
“Trained spotter reports hail of varying size... with the largest stones golf ball size. (DMX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
1 S Chariton Lucas County
“Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (DMX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
3 W Chariton Lucas County
“Largest hail was quarter sized. (DMX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Chariton 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.
5,468 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$66M
Potential roof exposure — 5,468 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 27 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$405K
Close just 0.5% of the 5,468 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 $1,148 on top of the $150 plan.
Chariton hail history
Other storms in Chariton.
8 recorded storm days in Chariton, IA
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chariton / IA
Jul 20, 2026
1.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chariton / IA
Jul 3, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chariton / IA
Jun 11, 2026
2.25" Estimated 2.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chariton / IA
Jun 10, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chariton / IA
Jun 5, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chariton / IA
May 15, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chariton / IA
Apr 17, 2026
2" Signatures 2" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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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 tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Aug 3, 2026.