Hail in Clinton · Apr 28, 2026
NEXRAD logged 4 hail signatures up to 2"; the estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft. At 2" — 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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Convective day · Apr 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Clinton 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
- 50 /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 Clinton saw the hail — from two instruments
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 signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
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.
The storm in context
Where Apr 28, 2026 sits in Clinton's hail record.
This was Clinton's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Apr 27, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Clinton at 2" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Clinton: the same system put hail over 724 other tracked cities, 115 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Calhoun (19 miles northeast, up to 1.25"); Chilhowee (21 miles north, up to 1.75"); Warsaw (27 miles east, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Clinton 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 Clinton. 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Clinton 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.
Potential roof exposure
$924K
Potential roof exposure — 77 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 $16 on top of the $150 plan.
Clinton hail history
Other storms in Clinton.
Estimated-size surface Sep 9, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Mar 26, 2026
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