Hail in Pretty Prairie · Apr 11, 2026
NEXRAD logged 71 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.25" aloft. At 2.5" — 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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Convective day · Apr 11, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Pretty Prairie 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
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 52 /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 Pretty Prairie saw the hail — from two instruments
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 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.
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.
The storm in context
Where Apr 11, 2026 sits in Pretty Prairie's hail record.
This was Pretty Prairie's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 16 days after the Mar 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Pretty Prairie at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 11, 2026 convective day was bigger than Pretty Prairie: the same system put hail over 134 other tracked cities, 37 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Arlington (9 miles northwest, up to 2.5"); Hutchinson (11 miles north, up to 0.5"); Haven (14 miles east, up to 3.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Pretty Prairie 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Pretty Prairie 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Pretty Prairie 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.
Potential roof exposure
$5M
Potential roof exposure — 416 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 416 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 $87 on top of the $150 plan.
Pretty Prairie hail history
Other storms in Pretty Prairie.
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Jun 4, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Mar 26, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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