Hail in Springfield · Mar 15, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 0.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 15, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 10th most severe storm Springfield 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
- 76 /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 Springfield 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 15, 2026 sits in Springfield's hail record.
This was Springfield's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 5 days after the Mar 10, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Springfield at 0.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 15, 2026 convective day was bigger than Springfield: the same system put hail over 695 other tracked cities, 58 of them in Illinois. Nearest: New Berlin (8 miles west, up to 1.25"); Auburn (9 miles southwest, up to 1"); Pawnee (11 miles southeast, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Springfield 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 Springfield 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Springfield 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
$73M
Potential roof exposure — 6,042 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 30 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$450K
Close just 0.5% of the 6,042 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
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 $1,269 on top of the $150 plan.
Springfield hail history
Other storms in Springfield.
Sep 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 17, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
1.75"
NEXRAD surface Apr 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 3, 2026
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