Hail size 1.5"
Poynor Ripley County
“Late report. Estimated Ping Pong ball sized hail in community of Poynor. (PAH)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Ripley
Hail in Doniphan · Apr 16, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.5" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — 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 2.5" ≈ baseball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 4,688
Ground reports 1 1 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Apr 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Doniphan has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 5.8 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
5.8 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 73 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Doniphan saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 16, 2026 · Doniphan, MO
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
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.
Max size
1.75"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
2.5"
The storm in context
Where Apr 16, 2026 sits in Doniphan's hail record.
This was Doniphan's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 32 days after the Mar 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 19 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Doniphan at 2.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Doniphan: the same system put hail over 151 other tracked cities, 67 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Fairdealing (8 miles east, up to 1"); Naylor (14 miles east, up to 1.25"); Gatewood (16 miles southwest, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 19 Doniphan 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
1 report 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
1 reportStorm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
Reports came from Poynor — beyond Doniphan itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Doniphan 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.
4,688 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$56M
Potential roof exposure — 4,688 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 23 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$345K
Close just 0.5% of the 4,688 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 $984 on top of the $150 plan.
Doniphan hail history
Other storms in Doniphan.
19 recorded storm days in Doniphan, MO
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Sep 10, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Sep 4, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Aug 7, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Jul 31, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Jul 21, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Jul 10, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Jul 9, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Jul 4, 2026
0.75" Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Jun 21, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Jun 16, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Jun 13, 2026
2" Estimated 2"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Jun 9, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
May 31, 2026
3.5" Signatures 3.5" Estimated 2"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Apr 28, 2026
4" Signatures 4" Estimated 2.25"
7 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Apr 27, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Apr 26, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Mar 15, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Doniphan / MO
Mar 7, 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 11, 2026.