Hail in Oblong · Mar 4, 2026
NEXRAD logged 4 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 4, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Oblong 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 38 /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 Oblong saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
The storm in context
Where Mar 4, 2026 sits in Oblong's hail record.
This was Oblong's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 13 days after the Feb 19, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Oblong at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than Oblong: the same system put hail over 303 other tracked cities, 34 of them in Illinois. Nearest: Willow Hill (9 miles northwest, up to 1.75"); Lawrenceville (15 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Flat Rock (16 miles east, up to 2").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 Oblong 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Oblong for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Oblong roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$948K
Potential roof exposure — 79 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
March 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around March 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 $17 on top of the $150 plan.
Oblong hail history
Other storms in Oblong.
Estimated-size surface Jun 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 22, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Feb 19, 2026
1.5"
NEXRAD surface Jan 8, 2026
1"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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