Hail size 1"
4 W Zama Attala County
“(JAN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Leake
Hail in Carthage · Apr 28, 2026
NEXRAD logged 20 hail signatures up to 1.5"; 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 858
Ground reports 4 4 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Apr 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Carthage has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 5.1 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
5.1 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 59 /100
- Ground truth
- 67 /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 Carthage saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 28, 2026 · Carthage, MS
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
1.5"
Detections
20
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 28, 2026 sits in Carthage's hail record.
This was Carthage's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Apr 24, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Carthage at 1.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Carthage: the same system put hail over 724 other tracked cities, 98 of them in Mississippi. Nearest: Kosciusko (11 miles north, up to 1.75"); Sallis (14 miles northwest, up to 1.25"); Camden (14 miles southwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Carthage 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
4 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
4 reports Hail size 2"
3 W Edinburg Leake County
“(JAN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
3 SSW Renfroe Leake County
“(JAN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
3 NNW Pearl River Neshoba County
“(JAN)”
— 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.
The storm tracked north at roughly 20 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 31 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Zama, Edinburg, Renfroe, and Pearl River — beyond Carthage itself.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Carthage 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.
858 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$10M
Potential roof exposure — 858 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 4 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$60K
Close just 0.5% of the 858 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 $180 on top of the $150 plan.
Carthage hail history
Other storms in Carthage.
15 recorded storm days in Carthage, MS
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NEXRAD surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Aug 26, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Aug 20, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Aug 19, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Aug 9, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Jul 3, 2026
0.5" Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Jul 1, 2026
1.25" Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Jun 19, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Jun 2, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Jun 1, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
May 23, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
May 8, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
May 6, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Apr 24, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Carthage / MS
Mar 7, 2026
1.25" Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
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.