Hail in Charleston · Feb 19, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Charleston that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Feb 19, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Charleston 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 Charleston 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 Feb 19, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Charleston, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Feb 19, 2026 sits in Charleston's hail record.
This was Charleston's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 5th of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Charleston at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Feb 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Charleston: the same system put hail over 64 other tracked cities, 31 of them in Illinois. Nearest: Ashmore (9 miles northeast, up to 0.5"); Greenup (12 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Casey (15 miles southeast, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 Charleston 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 Charleston. 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 Charleston 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
$624K
Potential roof exposure — 52 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
February 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around February 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.
Charleston hail history
Other storms in Charleston.
Estimated-size surface Jun 17, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 22, 2026
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