Both radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1.75", and the radar-estimated size reached 0.75" aloft.
A tornado was also reported to the National Weather Service during this storm — see the ground reports below.
1.75"
≈ golf ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature1,249
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3 tornadoOverview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
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.
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.
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.
This was Mendenhall's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 1st of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Mendenhall at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 24, 2026 convective day was bigger than Mendenhall: the same system put hail over 345 other tracked cities, 85 of them in Mississippi. Nearest: Raleigh (6 miles east, up to 1.75"); Mize (9 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Morton (14 miles north, up to 2").
These maps are stills from Mendenhall's Apr 24, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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.
“This EF0 tornado developed over downtown Magee just north of the Magee General Hospital and tracked southeastward crossing from 1st St to 5th St between 4th Ave and 12t (JAN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“This EF1 tornado developed near the Strong River and crossed MS Hwy 43 before lifting. Multiple trees were uprooted along the path. Max wind speed 87 mph. Path length 1 (JAN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“This EF1 tornado began east of MS Hwy 13 in the Boggan Ridge area... tracking east southeastward across Main St... D and C Farm Dr... Macedonia... Rd... and Lee Boggan (JAN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail was reported over 18 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Magee and Merit — beyond Mendenhall itself.
At an inch and a half, hail cracks shingles, strips granules down to the mat, and dents gutters, vents, and siding. A footprint like this typically produces a wave of insurance claims — and the contractor who reaches the homeowner first usually gets the inspection.
$15M
Potential roof exposure — 1,249 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Radar updates in real time, spotter reports appear on the map as they're filed, and the full Mendenhall storm history — this Apr 24, 2026 storm included — sits underneath. When you're ready, draw this storm's footprint and pull highly accurate homeowner contact information for every address inside it.
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6 recorded storm days in Mendenhall, MS
Jun 19, 2026
0.5"
Jun 1, 2026
May 22, 2026
0.5"
Apr 29, 2026
1"
Apr 25, 2026
2"