Hail in Arkansas City · Apr 17, 2026
NEXRAD logged 56 hail signatures up to 3.25"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.25" aloft. At 3.25" — 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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Convective day · Apr 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Arkansas City 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
- 81 /100
- Homes exposed
- 65 /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 Arkansas City 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 Apr 17, 2026 sits in Arkansas City's hail record.
This was Arkansas City's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 14 days after the Apr 3, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 17 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Arkansas City at 3.25" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Arkansas City: the same system put hail over 1,016 other tracked cities, 144 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Newkirk (12 miles southeast, up to 2.5"); Maple City (12 miles east, up to 2.25"); Geuda Springs (12 miles west, up to 2").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 17 Arkansas City 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 Arkansas City. 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.
Severe hail signal
What 3.25" hail means for Arkansas City 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.
Potential roof exposure
$21M
Potential roof exposure — 1,731 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 9 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$135K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,731 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
April 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 $364 on top of the $150 plan.
Arkansas City hail history
Other storms in Arkansas City.
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 17, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 3, 2026
2.25"
NEXRAD surface Mar 31, 2026
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