Hail in Osceola · Apr 15, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Osceola 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 4th most severe storm Osceola 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
- 56 /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 Osceola 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 15, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Osceola, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 15, 2026 sits in Osceola's hail record.
This was Osceola's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 12 days after the Apr 3, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Osceola at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 15, 2026 convective day was bigger than Osceola: the same system put hail over 425 other tracked cities, 127 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Weldon (7 miles south, up to 0.75"); Grand River (10 miles southwest, up to 1"); Ellston (15 miles southwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Osceola 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 Osceola, 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 Osceola 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
$7.5M
Potential roof exposure — 625 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 625 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 $131 on top of the $150 plan.
Osceola hail history
Other storms in Osceola.
Estimated-size surface Aug 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
1.25"
NEXRAD surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 3, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Mar 15, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Mar 5, 2026
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