The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 0.75" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Bloomington this day.
A tornado was also reported to the National Weather Service during this storm — see the ground reports below.
0.75"
≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft19,477
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4 hail · 1 wind · 1 tornadoOverview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
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Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Feb 19, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Bloomington, so there is one map to show, not two.
This was Bloomington's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bloomington at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Feb 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bloomington: the same system put hail over 64 other tracked cities, 18 of them in Indiana. Nearest: Spencer (11 miles west, up to 0.75"); Solsberry (13 miles southwest, up to 1"); Martinsville (17 miles north, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills from Bloomington's Feb 19, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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.
“An EF-2 tornado with peak wind speeds of 120 mph and a path length of 3.73 miles began at this location. The maximum path width was 440 yards with the tornado impacting (IND)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Corrects previous hail report from Woodville Hills. (IND)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“(IND)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (IND)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Delayed report. Deck was covered with quarter inch stones with full one inch stones mixed in about 1 to 2 per square foot. (IND)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Bloomington Monroe County Airport. (IND)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail was reported over 60 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Woodville Hills and Whitehall — beyond Bloomington itself.
Hail this size sits right at the edge of the National Weather Service severe threshold. Newer roofs usually shrug it off, but aging or already-worn shingles can bruise, and soft metals — vents, flashing, gutters — often show the first dents.
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Potential roof exposure — 19,477 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Radar updates in real time, spotter reports appear on the map as they're filed, and the full Bloomington storm history — this Feb 19, 2026 storm included — sits underneath. When you're ready, draw this storm's footprint and pull highly accurate homeowner contact information for every address inside it.
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