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Hail in Doniphan · Apr 26, 2026

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 1.75" ≈ golf ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 1,577
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Apr 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 5th most severe storm Doniphan has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 4.2 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

4.2 /10
Peak hail signal
44 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
64 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Doniphan saw the hail — from two instruments

Apr 26, 2026 · Doniphan, MO

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Doniphan, MO on Apr 26, 2026 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.

Max size 1.75" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Apr 26, 2026 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.

Max size 1"

The storm in context

Where Apr 26, 2026 sits in Doniphan's hail record.

This was Doniphan's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 10 days after the Apr 16, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 19 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Doniphan at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Apr 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Doniphan: the same system put hail over 710 other tracked cities, 278 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Grandin (11 miles northeast, up to 2.5"); Gatewood (16 miles southwest, up to 1.75"); Ellsinore (20 miles northeast, 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

No 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.

No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Doniphan. 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.

High damage potential

What 1.75" hail means for Doniphan roofs.

Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.

Radar reading · not confirmed damage

Roofing exposure

What this storm is worth to a roofer.

1,577 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$19M

Potential roof exposure — 1,577 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
8 jobs
Illustrative work
~$120K

Close just 0.5% of the 1,577 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 $331 on top of the $150 plan.

Doniphan hail history

Other storms in Doniphan.

19 recorded storm days in Doniphan, MO
← All hail in Doniphan
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Sep 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Sep 10, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Sep 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Sep 4, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Aug 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Aug 7, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Jul 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Jul 31, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Jul 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Jul 21, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Jul 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Jul 10, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Jul 9, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Jul 4, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Jun 21, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Jun 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Jun 16, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Jun 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Jun 13, 2026

2"
Estimated 2"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Jun 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Jun 9, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on May 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

May 31, 2026

3.5"
Signatures 3.5" Estimated 2"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Apr 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Apr 28, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 2.25"
7 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Apr 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Apr 27, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Doniphan, MO on Apr 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Apr 16, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 2.5"
1 ground report Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Doniphan, MO on Mar 15, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Doniphan / MO

Mar 15, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Doniphan, MO on Mar 7, 2026 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.