Hail in Saint Joseph · Apr 29, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Saint Joseph that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 29, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Saint Joseph 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
- 37 /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 Saint Joseph 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 29, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Saint Joseph, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 29, 2026 sits in Saint Joseph's hail record.
This was Saint Joseph's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Apr 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Saint Joseph at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than Saint Joseph: the same system put hail over 248 other tracked cities, 47 of them in Louisiana. Nearest: Newellton (7 miles north, up to 0.5"); Lorman (14 miles southeast, up to 0.75"); Port Gibson (15 miles east, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Saint Joseph 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Saint Joseph for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Saint Joseph 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
$876K
Potential roof exposure — 73 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $15 on top of the $150 plan.
Saint Joseph hail history
Other storms in Saint Joseph.
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 6, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 25, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 24, 2026
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