Hail size 1.75"
1 NW Iuka Pratt County
“Reported golf-ball sized hail near Iuka. (DDC)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Pratt
Hail in Pratt · Apr 25, 2026
NEXRAD logged 21 hail signatures up to 4"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.75" aloft. At 4" — softball or larger — 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 4" ≈ softball or larger · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 322
Ground reports 9 8 hail · 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Apr 25, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Pratt has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 8.8 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
8.8 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 100 /100
- Homes exposed
- 50 /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 Pratt saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 25, 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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Max size
4"
Detections
21
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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
2.75"
The storm in context
Where Apr 25, 2026 sits in Pratt's hail record.
This was Pratt's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 11 days after the Apr 14, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Pratt at 4" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 25, 2026 convective day was bigger than Pratt: the same system put hail over 392 other tracked cities, 52 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Sawyer (10 miles south, up to 2.5"); Turon (11 miles north, up to 4"); Iuka (13 miles northwest, up to 4").
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
9 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 1"
1 NW Iuka Pratt County
“quarter-size hail. (DDC)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.5"
2 SSW Iuka Pratt County
“Pratt County EM reported tennis ball sized hail near the Pratt Airport. (DDC)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
2 SSW Iuka Pratt County
“Broadcast media reported golf ball sized hail near Pratt County Airport. (DDC)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
4 E Pratt Pratt County
“Delayed report. Report from social media showed up to 2 inch hail measured up with a ruler. Time estimated via radar. (DDC)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
1 ENE Pratt Pratt County
“Reported 2 inch hail near the Pratt Community College. Time estimated via radar. (DDC)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
3 ESE Pratt Pratt County
“Social media report of half-dollar sized hail at Pratt County Lake. (DDC)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
3 ESE Pratt Pratt County
“Corrects time of previous hail report from 3 ESE Pratt. Social media report of half-dollar sized hail at Pratt County Lake. (DDC)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind reports
1 report Wind gust 75 mph
1 NW Iuka Pratt County
“Pratt County dispatch reported 75 mph winds. (DDC)”
— 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 15 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 30 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Iuka — beyond Pratt itself.
Severe hail signal
What 4" hail means for Pratt 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.
322 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$3.9M
Potential roof exposure — 322 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 2 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$30K
Close just 0.5% of the 322 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 $68 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Sep 12, 2026
1.75" Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Aug 17, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Aug 15, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Aug 14, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jul 9, 2026
0.75" Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jul 4, 2026
0.75" Signatures 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jun 26, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jun 25, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jun 21, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jun 20, 2026
2.25" Estimated 2.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jun 16, 2026
3" Estimated 3"
4 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jun 13, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jun 1, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
May 18, 2026
3.5" Signatures 3.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Apr 14, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Apr 11, 2026
2" Signatures 2" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pratt / KS
Jan 10, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed 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 13, 2026.