Hail size 1"
Matthews New Madrid County
“Late report. Estimated quarter sized hail from Matthews. (PAH)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Scott
Hail in Sikeston · Apr 16, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 1.75" ≈ golf ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 5,546
Ground reports 1 1 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Apr 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Sikeston has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 4.7 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
4.7 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 75 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Sikeston saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 16, 2026 · Sikeston, MO
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 Surface resolved
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.
Max size
1"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
1.75"
The storm in context
Where Apr 16, 2026 sits in Sikeston's hail record.
This was Sikeston's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 1st of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sikeston at 1.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sikeston: the same system put hail over 151 other tracked cities, 67 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Oran (9 miles northwest, up to 2"); Benton (9 miles northeast, up to 2.25"); Bertrand (9 miles southeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Sikeston 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
1 report 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
1 reportStorm 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.
Reports came from Matthews — beyond Sikeston itself.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Sikeston 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.
5,546 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$67M
Potential roof exposure — 5,546 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 28 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$420K
Close just 0.5% of the 5,546 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 $1,165 on top of the $150 plan.
Sikeston hail history
Other storms in Sikeston.
9 recorded storm days in Sikeston, MO
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sikeston / MO
Aug 19, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sikeston / MO
Jul 21, 2026
1.5" Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sikeston / MO
Jul 9, 2026
1.25" Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sikeston / MO
Jul 7, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sikeston / MO
Jun 25, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sikeston / MO
Jun 13, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sikeston / MO
Jun 8, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sikeston / MO
Apr 26, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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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 Aug 20, 2026.