Hail in Charleston · Apr 16, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.25" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Charleston 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
- 31 /100
- Homes exposed
- 67 /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 Charleston saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
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.
The storm in context
Where Apr 16, 2026 sits in Charleston's hail record.
This was Charleston's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 32 days after the Mar 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Charleston at 1.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Charleston: the same system put hail over 151 other tracked cities, 67 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Miller City (7 miles north, up to 1.75"); Mounds (12 miles northeast, up to 1.5"); Bertrand (12 miles west, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Charleston 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.
For this storm over Charleston, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Damage-capable hail signal
What 1.25" hail means for Charleston roofs.
Quarter-size and larger hail can bruise asphalt mats, remove granules, and dent exposed soft metal. The mapped footprint identifies an inspection priority area — it does not identify which individual roofs, if any, sustained damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$26M
Potential roof exposure — 2,156 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 11 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$165K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,156 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
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 $453 on top of the $150 plan.
Charleston hail history
Other storms in Charleston.
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
3"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 8, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 28, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Mar 15, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 4, 2026
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