Hail size 1"
4 NNE Leeton Johnson County
“Report relayed from social media. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Leeton Apr 26, 2026
Both radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 7 hail signatures up to 1", and the radar-estimated size reached 0.75" aloft.
Largest hailstone
1"
≈ quarter · the largest NEXRAD radar signature Homes in the hail footprint
488
Ground reports
1
1 hailThe 3rd most severe storm Leeton has seen in the last 12 months
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
3.1 /10
- Hail size
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 54 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Leeton 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.
NEXRAD radar signatures
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"
Detections
7
Radar-estimated hail size
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
0.75"
Where Apr 26, 2026 sits in Leeton's hail record
This was Leeton's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 51 days after the Mar 6, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Leeton at 1" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Leeton: the same system put hail over 710 other tracked cities, 278 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Windsor (9 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Chilhowee (11 miles west, up to 1.75"); Warrensburg (12 miles northwest, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills from Leeton's Apr 26, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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.
Hail reports
1 reportWhat 1" hail means for Leeton roofs
Quarter-size and larger hail is where asphalt shingle damage starts in earnest: bruised mats and granule loss that homeowners can't see from the ground. Most people inside the footprint won't know their roof was hit until someone inspects it.
What this storm is worth to a roofer
$5.9M
Potential roof exposure — 488 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Illustrative jobs
2 jobs
Illustrative work
~$30K
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.
Track hail over Leeton on the live map
Radar updates in real time, spotter reports appear on the map as they're filed, and the full Leeton storm history — this Apr 26, 2026 storm included — sits underneath. When you're ready, draw this storm's footprint and pull highly accurate homeowner contact information for every address inside it.
Highly accurate contact information starting at $0.23 per address — every contact included. Digital leads cost $15–$40. Start with a 7-day free trial — no credit card required. See pricing
Leeton hail history
← All hail in Leeton 5 recorded storm days in Leeton, MO
Other storms in Leeton
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 surfaces are detections and estimates,
not confirmed damage. Last updated Aug 3, 2026.