Hail in Hutchinson Apr 26, 2026
Both radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0", and the radar-estimated size reached 0" aloft.
0"
≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft0
0
none filedThe 14th most severe storm Hutchinson has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 0 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Hutchinson 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.
Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
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.
Where Apr 26, 2026 sits in Hutchinson's hail record
This was Hutchinson's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the Apr 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 14th of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hutchinson at 0" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hutchinson: the same system put hail over 710 other tracked cities, 277 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Partridge (8 miles west, up to 0"); Haven (11 miles southeast, up to 1"); Pretty Prairie (14 miles south, up to 1").
These maps are stills from Hutchinson's Apr 26, 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.
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 Hutchinson 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.
What 0" hail means for Hutchinson roofs
Hail under three-quarters of an inch stays below the National Weather Service severe threshold and rarely breaks shingles outright. But repeated small-hail events accelerate granule loss and shorten roof life — on older roofs, it's still worth a conversation.
Track hail over Hutchinson on the live map
Radar updates in real time, spotter reports appear on the map as they're filed, and the full Hutchinson storm history — this Apr 26, 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.
Highly accurate contact information starting at $0.23 per address — every contact included. Digital leads cost $15–$40. Start with a 7-day free trial — no credit card required. See pricing
15 recorded storm days in Hutchinson, KS
Other storms in Hutchinson
Jul 30, 2026
1"
Jul 10, 2026
0.5"
Jul 4, 2026
1"
Jun 25, 2026
1"
Jun 20, 2026
0.75"
Jun 10, 2026
1.75"
May 30, 2026
1"
May 18, 2026
3.5"
May 17, 2026
1.75"
Apr 23, 2026
1.5"
Apr 14, 2026
0.5"
Apr 11, 2026
0.5"
Mar 26, 2026
Mar 5, 2026
1.75"