Hail in Leesville · May 6, 2026
NEXRAD logged 3 hail signatures up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 6, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm Leesville 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
- 38 /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 Leesville 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 6, 2026 sits in Leesville's hail record.
This was Leesville's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 12 days after the Apr 24, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Leesville at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 6, 2026 convective day was bigger than Leesville: the same system put hail over 226 other tracked cities, 33 of them in Louisiana. Nearest: Evans (7 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Fort Polk (12 miles east, up to 0.5"); Newton (20 miles southwest, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 Leesville 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 Leesville. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Leesville 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
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$948K
Potential roof exposure — 79 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $17 on top of the $150 plan.
Leesville hail history
Other storms in Leesville.
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 12, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 24, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 7, 2026
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