Hail size 1"
8 N Marion Marion County
“(ICT)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Marion
Hail in Marion · Apr 23, 2026
NEXRAD logged 47 hail signatures up to 3.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft. At 3.75" — 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 3.75" ≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 791
Ground reports 8 8 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Apr 23, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Marion has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 8.6 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
8.6 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 94 /100
- Homes exposed
- 58 /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 Marion saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 23, 2026 · Marion, KS
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
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.
Max size
3.75"
Detections
47
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
2.25"
The storm in context
Where Apr 23, 2026 sits in Marion's hail record.
This was Marion's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 49 days after the Mar 5, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Marion at 3.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 23, 2026 convective day was bigger than Marion: the same system put hail over 703 other tracked cities, 147 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Lincolnville (7 miles north, up to 2.25"); Elmdale (9 miles northeast, up to 2.5"); Tampa (11 miles northwest, up to 3.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Marion 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
8 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
8 reports Hail size 2.75"
4 ESE Marion Marion County
“(ICT)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
4 E Hillsboro Marion County
“(ICT)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 4"
6 SSW Marion Marion County
“Delayed report with time estimated from radar. Relayed via emergency manager with picture. (ICT)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
2 SW Marion Marion County
“Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (ICT)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.75"
1 NNE Marion Marion County
“Dime to tennis ball sized hail for the last 10 minutes. (ICT)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
4 NNW Cedar Point Chase County
“(ICT)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
Florence Marion County
“(ICT)”
— 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.
The storm tracked southeast at roughly 10 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 73 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Hillsboro, Cedar Point, and Florence — beyond Marion itself.
Severe hail signal
What 3.75" hail means for Marion 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.
791 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$9.5M
Potential roof exposure — 791 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 791 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 $166 on top of the $150 plan.
Marion hail history
Other storms in Marion.
14 recorded storm days in Marion, KS
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Sep 13, 2026
1.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Sep 12, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Aug 7, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Aug 6, 2026
1.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Marion / KS
Jul 8, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Jul 4, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Jun 19, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Jun 8, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
3 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
May 31, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
May 18, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Apr 26, 2026
3.5" Signatures 3.5" Estimated 2"
3 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Mar 5, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Marion / KS
Mar 1, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
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 14, 2026.