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Hail in Deridder · Aug 7, 2026

Hit 36 days ago

The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Deridder that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.5" ≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 32
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Aug 7, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 12th most severe storm Deridder has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 1.5 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

1.5 /10
Peak hail signal
13 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
30 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Deridder saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 7, 2026 · Deridder, LA

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-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on Aug 7, 2026 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.

Max size 0.5"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 7, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Deridder, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Aug 7, 2026 sits in Deridder's hail record.

This was Deridder's 13th recorded hail day, arriving 27 days after the Jul 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Deridder at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 7, 2026 convective day was bigger than Deridder: the same system put hail over 709 other tracked cities, 6 of them in Louisiana. Nearest: Longville (9 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Fort Polk (28 miles north, up to 0.75"); Leesville (33 miles northwest, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 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

No reports filed with the NWS

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.

Below the severe threshold

What 0.5" hail means for Deridder roofs.

Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.

Radar reading · not confirmed damage

Roofing exposure

What this storm is worth to a roofer.

32 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$384K

Potential roof exposure — 32 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Claim window

August 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $7 on top of the $150 plan.

Deridder hail history

Other storms in Deridder.

14 recorded storm days in Deridder, LA
← All hail in Deridder
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on Sep 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

Sep 7, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Deridder, LA on Jul 11, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

Jul 11, 2026

0.5"
Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

Jul 7, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on Jul 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

Jul 5, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on Jun 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

Jun 2, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on May 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

May 23, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on May 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

May 10, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on May 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

May 8, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on May 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

May 7, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on Apr 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

Apr 29, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on Apr 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

Apr 18, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Deridder, LA on Mar 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

Mar 15, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Deridder, LA on Jan 9, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Deridder / LA

Jan 9, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →

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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 8, 2026.