Hail in Independence · Aug 9, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 9, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Independence 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 33 /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 Independence 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 Aug 9, 2026 sits in Independence's hail record.
This was Independence's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 45 days after the Jun 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Independence at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 9, 2026 convective day was bigger than Independence: the same system put hail over 453 other tracked cities, 21 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Liberty (7 miles north, up to 0.5"); Kansas City (13 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Sibley (13 miles northeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Independence 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 Independence. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Independence roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$504K
Potential roof exposure — 42 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $9 on top of the $150 plan.
Independence hail history
Other storms in Independence.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
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