Hail size 1"
2 NNW Butler Bates County
“Delayed social media report. Downed tree limbs in the area as well. Hail covered the ground. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Bates
Hail in Butler · May 8, 2026
NEXRAD logged 13 hail signatures up to 2.25"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. At 2.25" — tennis ball — 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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Peak hail signal 2.25" ≈ tennis ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 2,619
Ground reports 4 3 hail · 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · May 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Butler has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 6.1 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
6.1 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 56 /100
- Homes exposed
- 68 /100
- Ground truth
- 67 /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 Butler saw the hail — from two instruments
May 8, 2026 · Butler, MO
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Max size
2.25"
Detections
13
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Max size
1"
The storm in context
Where May 8, 2026 sits in Butler's hail record.
This was Butler's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the May 4, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Butler at 2.25" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Butler: the same system put hail over 378 other tracked cities, 10 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Montrose (11 miles east, up to 1.75"); Appleton City (13 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Amoret (16 miles west, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 Butler 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
4 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.
Hail reports
3 reports Hail size 1"
Butler Bates County
“Delayed social media report of up to quarter size hail covering the ground in Butler. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Butler Bates County
“Delayed report. Several tree limbs down as well. Time confirmed from radar. (EAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind reports
1 report Wind gust 70 mph
2 E Butler Bates County
“Social media report and video. Winds estimated to 70 mph downed trees and limbs at a farm residence east of Butler. Video shows zero visibility in rain and hail at time (EAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Severe hail signal
What 2.25" hail means for Butler 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.
2,619 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$31M
Potential roof exposure — 2,619 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 13 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$195K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,619 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 $550 on top of the $150 plan.
Butler hail history
Other storms in Butler.
16 recorded storm days in Butler, MO
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Sep 6, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Aug 5, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Jul 4, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Jun 17, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Jun 11, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Jun 8, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
May 31, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
May 4, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Apr 27, 2026
2.25" Signatures 2.25" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Apr 26, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Apr 17, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Apr 15, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Butler / MO
Apr 13, 2026
1" Signatures 0.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Butler / MO
Apr 12, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Butler / MO
Mar 26, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
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 7, 2026.