Hail in Albany · Aug 1, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 1, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Albany 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /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 Albany saw the hail — from two instruments
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Aug 1, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 1, 2026 sits in Albany's hail record.
This was Albany's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 11 days after the Jul 21, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Albany at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Aug 1, 2026 convective day was bigger than Albany: the same system put hail over 98 other tracked cities, 1 of them in Kentucky. Nearest: Parkers Lake (44 miles east, up to 1"); Carthage (55 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Crossville (59 miles south, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Albany 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.
For this storm over Albany, 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Albany roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Albany hail history
Other storms in Albany.
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 21, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 11, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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