Hail size 1.75"
2 WNW West Plains Howell County
“Hail to the size of Golf Balls were reported. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Howell
Hail in West Plains · Aug 6, 2026
Hit 37 days ago
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft. At 2" — 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.
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Peak hail signal 2" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 9,809
Ground reports 5 5 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Aug 6, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm West Plains has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 6.2 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
6.2 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 80 /100
- Ground truth
- 83 /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 West Plains saw the hail — from two instruments
Aug 6, 2026 · West Plains, MO
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
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.
Max size
0"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
2"
The storm in context
Where Aug 6, 2026 sits in West Plains's hail record.
This was West Plains's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 6 days after the Jul 31, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over West Plains at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 6, 2026 convective day was bigger than West Plains: the same system put hail over 461 other tracked cities, 44 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Bakersfield (22 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Gepp (28 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Mountain Grove (32 miles northwest, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 West Plains 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
5 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
5 reports Hail size 1.25"
1 W West Plains Howell County
“Hail to half dollars were reported. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 3"
West Plains Howell County
“Hail up to 3 inches in diameter was reported in West Plains. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
West Plains Howell County
“Hail of at least Hen Eggs in size were reported. (SGF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
1 N West Plains Howell County
“Hail up to ping pong balls was reported. (SGF)”
— 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 34 minutes, from to .
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for West Plains 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.
9,809 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$118M
Potential roof exposure — 9,809 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 49 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$735K
Close just 0.5% of the 9,809 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
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $2,060 on top of the $150 plan.
West Plains hail history
Other storms in West Plains.
13 recorded storm days in West Plains, MO
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Aug 26, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Jul 31, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Jul 10, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Jun 13, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Jun 7, 2026
3" Signatures 3" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Jun 1, 2026
1.5" Signatures 1.5" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Apr 28, 2026
2" Signatures 2" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Apr 27, 2026
4" Signatures 4" Estimated 2.5"
7 ground reports Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Apr 17, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Apr 16, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Mar 15, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date West Plains / MO
Mar 4, 2026
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 27, 2026.