Hail size 1.75"
Etterville Miller County
“Multiple reports of Golf Ball size hail reported by the public... relayed by Regional Skywarn HAM Operator. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Cole
Hail in Eugene · Apr 16, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Eugene that day. 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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Peak hail signal 2" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 1,820
Ground reports 6 6 hail
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only
Convective day · Apr 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Eugene 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
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 65 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /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 Eugene saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 16, 2026 · Eugene, 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.
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"
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 16, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Eugene, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 16, 2026 sits in Eugene's hail record.
This was Eugene's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 1st of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Eugene at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Eugene: the same system put hail over 151 other tracked cities, 67 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Olean (5 miles west, up to 2"); Russellville (7 miles north, up to 1.5"); Centertown (17 miles north, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Eugene 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
6 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
6 reports Hail size 1"
2 E Etterville Miller County
“Report from mPING of Quarter size hail. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
2 N Eugene Cole County
“Corrects previous hail report from 2 N Eugene. (LSX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
2 N Eugene Cole County
“(LSX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.5"
Eugene Cole County
“Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Emergency management estimated hail between golf ball and tennis ball size... though photo was representative of tennis bal (LSX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.5"
3 ESE Etterville Miller County
“Pictures of tennis ball size hail near Eugene. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm 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.
Hail was reported over 26 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Etterville — beyond Eugene itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Eugene 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.
1,820 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$22M
Potential roof exposure — 1,820 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 9 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$135K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,820 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 $382 on top of the $150 plan.
Eugene hail history
Other storms in Eugene.
6 recorded storm days in Eugene, MO
Estimated-size surface Storm date Eugene / MO
Jul 31, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Eugene / MO
Jul 10, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Eugene / MO
Jul 9, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Eugene / MO
Jul 4, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Eugene / MO
Apr 27, 2026
2.75" Signatures 2.75" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
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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 Aug 3, 2026.