Hail in Mc Cracken · May 9, 2026
NEXRAD logged 3 hail signatures up to 0.5"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 9, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Mc Cracken 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 22 /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 Mc Cracken saw the hail — from two instruments
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for May 9, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 9, 2026 sits in Mc Cracken's hail record.
This was Mc Cracken's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 13 days after the Apr 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Mc Cracken at 0.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 9, 2026 convective day was bigger than Mc Cracken: the same system put hail over 268 other tracked cities, 10 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Hays (15 miles northeast, up to 1"); Bazine (16 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Ellis (17 miles north, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Mc Cracken 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.
For this storm over Mc Cracken, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Mc Cracken roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$144K
Potential roof exposure — 12 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $3 on top of the $150 plan.
Mc Cracken hail history
Other storms in Mc Cracken.
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
NEXRAD surface Jun 30, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jun 3, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 25, 2026
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