Hail in Meridian · Apr 28, 2026
NEXRAD logged 15 hail signatures up to 1.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Meridian 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
- 38 /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 Meridian saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
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.
The storm in context
Where Apr 28, 2026 sits in Meridian's hail record.
This was Meridian's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Apr 24, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Meridian at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Meridian: the same system put hail over 724 other tracked cities, 98 of them in Mississippi. Nearest: Bailey (14 miles north, up to 1"); Collinsville (22 miles north, up to 1.25"); Decatur (24 miles west, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 Meridian 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 Meridian 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.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Meridian 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.
Potential roof exposure
$15M
Potential roof exposure — 1,236 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 1,236 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 $260 on top of the $150 plan.
Meridian hail history
Other storms in Meridian.
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 19, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface May 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 24, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Mar 31, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Jan 9, 2026
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