Hail in Randolph · Apr 9, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.5" 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 9, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Randolph 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
- 58 /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 Randolph saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
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.
The storm in context
Where Apr 9, 2026 sits in Randolph's hail record.
This was Randolph's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 35 days after the Mar 5, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 17 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Randolph at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 9, 2026 convective day was bigger than Randolph: the same system put hail over 161 other tracked cities, 97 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Barnes (11 miles northwest, up to 2.5"); Blue Rapids (11 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Olsburg (12 miles southeast, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 17 Randolph 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Randolph. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Randolph 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
$10M
Potential roof exposure — 833 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 833 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 $175 on top of the $150 plan.
Randolph hail history
Other storms in Randolph.
Estimated-size surface Sep 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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