/ Storm field report · Andrew

Hail in Savannah · Apr 17, 2026

NEXRAD logged 52 hail signatures up to 2.25"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. At 2.25" — 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.

Download on the App Store

7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.

For iPhone. Android coming soon.

Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.

Peak hail signal 2.25" ≈ tennis ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 3,912
Ground reports 6 6 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Apr 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The most severe storm Savannah has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 6.7 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

6.7 /10
Peak hail signal
56 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
72 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
100 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Savannah saw the hail — from two instruments

Apr 17, 2026 · Savannah, MO

Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Savannah, MO on Apr 17, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.

Max size 2.25" Detections 52
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on Apr 17, 2026 Estimated size field

Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.

Max size 1"

The storm in context

Where Apr 17, 2026 sits in Savannah's hail record.

This was Savannah's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 17 days after the Mar 31, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Savannah at 2.25" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Apr 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Savannah: the same system put hail over 1,016 other tracked cities, 169 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Fillmore (5 miles west, up to 1.25"); Bolckow (7 miles north, up to 1.75"); Wathena (14 miles south, up to 2").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Savannah 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 1.5"
Cosby Andrew County

“Social media report. Time estimated from radar. (EAX)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
4 W Cosby Andrew County

“(EAX)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Helena Andrew County

“(EAX)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
2 NE Country Club Villa Andrew County

“(EAX)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
Country Club Villa Andrew County

“(EAX)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Country Club Villa Andrew County

“(EAX)”

— 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 20 minutes, from to .

Reports came from Cosby, Helena, and Country Club Villa — beyond Savannah itself.

Severe hail signal

What 2.25" hail means for Savannah 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.

3,912 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$47M

Potential roof exposure — 3,912 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
20 jobs
Illustrative work
~$300K

Close just 0.5% of the 3,912 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 $822 on top of the $150 plan.

Savannah hail history

13 recorded storm days in Savannah, MO
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on Sep 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

Sep 13, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

Aug 19, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

Jul 3, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on Jun 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

Jun 10, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on Jun 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

Jun 6, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

Jun 4, 2026

3.25"
Signatures 3.25" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Savannah, MO on May 29, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

May 29, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on May 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

May 18, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

May 16, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Savannah, MO on Mar 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

Mar 31, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Savannah, MO on Mar 6, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

Mar 6, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Savannah, MO on Mar 4, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Savannah / MO

Mar 4, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →

The next storm won’t wait for you.

Set your territory and alerts today. When hail hits, use Overview to choose your streets and get moving.

Download on the App Store

7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.

For iPhone. Android coming soon.

Open this storm on the live map → Start free trial

Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.

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 tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 14, 2026.