Hail in Charleston · Mar 9, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Charleston that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 9, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Charleston has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 62 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /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 Charleston saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Mar 9, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Charleston, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Mar 9, 2026 sits in Charleston's hail record.
This was Charleston's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 8 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Charleston at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Mar 9, 2026 convective day was bigger than Charleston: the same system put hail over 99 other tracked cities, 27 of them in Mississippi. Nearest: Oakland (11 miles east, up to 0.5"); Holcomb (22 miles south, up to 0.75"); Minter City (27 miles southwest, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 8 Charleston 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
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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Charleston for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Charleston roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$15M
Potential roof exposure — 1,256 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 6 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$90K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,256 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
March 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around March 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 $264 on top of the $150 plan.
Charleston hail history
Other storms in Charleston.
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Apr 28, 2026
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