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Hail in Stanberry · May 16, 2026

NEXRAD logged 14 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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Peak hail signal 1.75" ≈ golf ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 94
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · May 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 2nd most severe storm Stanberry has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 3.6 / 10
Storm severity score

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

3.6 /10
Peak hail signal
44 /100

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

Homes exposed
40 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Stanberry saw the hail — from two instruments

May 16, 2026 · Stanberry, MO

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Stanberry, MO on May 16, 2026 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.

Max size 1.75" Detections 14
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stanberry, MO on May 16, 2026 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.

Max size 1"

The storm in context

Where May 16, 2026 sits in Stanberry's hail record.

This was Stanberry's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 23 days after the Apr 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Stanberry at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The May 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Stanberry: the same system put hail over 711 other tracked cities, 114 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Guilford (9 miles southwest, up to 1.75"); Darlington (9 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Ravenwood (9 miles northwest, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Stanberry 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

No 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.

The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Stanberry. 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 Stanberry 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.

94 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$1.1M

Potential roof exposure — 94 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Claim window

May 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $20 on top of the $150 plan.

Stanberry hail history

6 recorded storm days in Stanberry, MO

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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 3, 2026.