NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
A tornado was also reported to the National Weather Service during this storm. The ground reports below show where it was filed.
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Convective day · Apr 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
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
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.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Estimated size field 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.
The storm in context
This was Slater's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 14 days after the Apr 12, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Slater at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Slater: the same system put hail over 710 other tracked cities, 278 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Dalton (7 miles north, up to 1"); Glasgow (8 miles east, up to 1"); Miami (11 miles northwest, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Slater 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
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.
“Corrects previous tornado report from 5 W Slater. A tornado developed near Bluebird Trail southwest of Slater at 652 am on April 27... producing sporadic tree damage as (EAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Below the severe threshold
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
Potential roof exposure
$792K
Potential roof exposure — 66 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $14 on top of the $150 plan.
Slater hail history
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NEXRAD surface 
NEXRAD surface Set your territory and alerts today. When hail hits, use Overview to choose your streets and get moving.
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