Hail size 1"
1 ESE Palestine Kosciusko County
“Quarter size hail at Palestine Lake. Time estimated via radar. (IWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Kosciusko
Hail in Warsaw · Mar 31, 2026
NEXRAD logged 12 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 2.5" ≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 855
Ground reports 7 7 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Mar 31, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Warsaw has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 6.7 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
6.7 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 59 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /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 Warsaw saw the hail — from two instruments
Mar 31, 2026 · Warsaw, IN
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Max size
2.5"
Detections
12
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Max size
1.5"
The storm in context
Where Mar 31, 2026 sits in Warsaw's hail record.
This was Warsaw's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 1st of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Warsaw at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 31, 2026 convective day was bigger than Warsaw: the same system put hail over 522 other tracked cities, 41 of them in Indiana. Nearest: Mentone (6 miles southwest, up to 2.75"); Silver Lake (10 miles south, up to 2.5"); Tippecanoe (11 miles west, up to 2.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Warsaw 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
7 reports filed with the NWS
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.
Hail reports
7 reports Hail size 1"
Burket Kosciusko County
“(IWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
3 WSW Winona Lake Kosciusko County
“Photo showing hail just larger than a quarter south of Warsaw. Time estimated via radar. (IWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Claypool Kosciusko County
“Photo on X shows hail up to quarter size in Claypool. Time estimated via radar. (IWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Claypool Kosciusko County
“Time estimated from radar. (IWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Claypool Kosciusko County
“Corrects previous hail report from Claypool. Time estimated from radar. (IWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
3 SW Winona Lake Kosciusko County
“(IWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
Hail was reported over 35 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Palestine, Burket, Winona Lake, and Claypool — beyond Warsaw itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Warsaw roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
855 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$10M
Potential roof exposure — 855 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 4 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$60K
Close just 0.5% of the 855 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 $180 on top of the $150 plan.
Warsaw hail history
Other storms in Warsaw.
6 recorded storm days in Warsaw, IN
Estimated-size surface Storm date Warsaw / IN
Sep 15, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Warsaw / IN
Aug 9, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Warsaw / IN
Jul 3, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Warsaw / IN
Apr 22, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Warsaw / IN
Apr 14, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
1 ground report Open report →
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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon
UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that
spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground
reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm
Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 16, 2026.