“Report from mPING Ping Pong Ball size hail of 1.50 in. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Republic Apr 27, 2026
Both radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 6 hail signatures up to 1.75", and the radar-estimated size reached 1" aloft.
1.75"
≈ golf ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature2,563
3
2 hail · 1 windThe 2nd most severe storm Republic has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 68 /100
- Ground truth
- 50 /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 Republic saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
Where Apr 27, 2026 sits in Republic's hail record
This was Republic's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 3 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Republic at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 27, 2026 convective day was bigger than Republic: the same system put hail over 1,188 other tracked cities, 305 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Brookline (6 miles east, up to 2.25"); Billings (6 miles west, up to 2.5"); Clever (7 miles south, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills from Republic's Apr 27, 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
2 reports“Report from mPING Quarter size hail of 1.00 in. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind reports
1 report“Republic registered 67mph gust on south and southwest portion of City. Measured hail just over 1inch on west elm. Several trees down south of Elm Street. Two on houses. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
How the storm moved
Hail was reported over 10 minutes, from to .
What 1.75" hail means for Republic roofs
At an inch and a half, hail cracks shingles, strips granules down to the mat, and dents gutters, vents, and siding. A footprint like this typically produces a wave of insurance claims — and the contractor who reaches the homeowner first usually gets the inspection.
$31M
Potential roof exposure — 2,563 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Republic on the live map
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3 recorded storm days in Republic, MO