/ Storm field report · Pratt

Hail in Pratt · Apr 14, 2026

The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Pratt that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

Download on the App Store

7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.

For iPhone. Android coming soon.

Open this storm on the live map → Start free trial

Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.

Peak hail signal 0.5" ≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 0
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Apr 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 18th most severe storm Pratt has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 0.8 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

0.8 /10
Peak hail signal
13 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
0 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Pratt saw the hail — from two instruments

Apr 14, 2026 · Pratt, KS

Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Apr 14, 2026 Estimated size field

Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.

Max size 0.5"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 14, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Pratt, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Apr 14, 2026 sits in Pratt's hail record.

This was Pratt's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the Apr 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 18th of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Pratt at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Apr 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Pratt: the same system put hail over 476 other tracked cities, 22 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Turon (11 miles north, up to 1"); Sylvia (22 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Stafford (31 miles north, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 18 Pratt 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

No 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.

For this storm over Pratt, 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 Pratt 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

Pratt hail history

Other storms in Pratt.

18 recorded storm days in Pratt, KS
← All hail in Pratt
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Sep 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Sep 12, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Aug 17, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Aug 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Aug 15, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Aug 14, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Aug 14, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jul 9, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Pratt, KS on Jul 4, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jul 4, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jun 26, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Jun 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jun 25, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jun 21, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Jun 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jun 20, 2026

2.25"
Estimated 2.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Jun 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jun 16, 2026

3"
Estimated 3"
4 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Jun 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jun 13, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Jun 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jun 1, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on May 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

May 18, 2026

3.5"
Signatures 3.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Apr 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Apr 25, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 2.75"
9 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Apr 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Apr 11, 2026

2"
Signatures 2" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Pratt, KS on Jan 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Pratt / KS

Jan 10, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →

The next storm won’t wait for you.

Set your territory and alerts today. When hail hits, use Overview to choose your streets and get moving.

Download on the App Store

7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.

For iPhone. Android coming soon.

Open this storm on the live map → Start free trial

Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.

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 13, 2026.