Hail in Shawnee · Apr 17, 2026
NEXRAD logged 39 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Shawnee 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 92 /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 Shawnee saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
The storm in context
Where Apr 17, 2026 sits in Shawnee's hail record.
This was Shawnee's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Shawnee at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Shawnee: the same system put hail over 1,016 other tracked cities, 144 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Olathe (9 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Eudora (9 miles southwest, up to 1.5"); Overland Park (13 miles southeast, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 Shawnee 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 Shawnee. 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.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Shawnee roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$504M
Potential roof exposure — 41,985 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 210 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$3.2M
Close just 0.5% of the 41,985 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 $8,817 on top of the $150 plan.
Shawnee hail history
Other storms in Shawnee.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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