Hail in Deridder · May 8, 2026
NEXRAD logged 12 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" 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 · May 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Deridder 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
- 55 /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 Deridder 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.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
The storm in context
Where May 8, 2026 sits in Deridder's hail record.
This was Deridder's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the May 7, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Deridder at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Deridder: the same system put hail over 378 other tracked cities, 84 of them in Louisiana. Nearest: Dry Creek (9 miles east, up to 2.5"); Merryville (21 miles west, up to 1"); Kinder (22 miles east, up to 4").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Deridder 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 Deridder. 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 Deridder 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
$7.1M
Potential roof exposure — 593 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 593 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
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $125 on top of the $150 plan.
Deridder hail history
Other storms in Deridder.
Estimated-size surface Sep 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Sep 7, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 7, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 18, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Jan 9, 2026
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