Hail in Salem · 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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Convective day · Apr 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Salem 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 56 /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 Salem saw the hail — from two instruments
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 signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
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.
The storm in context
Where Apr 26, 2026 sits in Salem's hail record.
This was Salem's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 10 days after the Apr 16, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Salem at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Salem: the same system put hail over 710 other tracked cities, 278 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Eminence (7 miles south, up to 1"); Davisville (28 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Cook Sta (31 miles north, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Salem 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Salem. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Salem 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.
Potential roof exposure
$7.9M
Potential roof exposure — 658 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 658 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 $138 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 16, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 4, 2026
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