Hail in Meridian Apr 29, 2026
The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 0.75" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Meridian this day.
0.75"
≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft979
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none filedThe 5th 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.
- Hail size
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 60 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Meridian saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 29, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Meridian, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where Apr 29, 2026 sits in Meridian's hail record
This was Meridian's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Apr 28, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Meridian at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than Meridian: the same system put hail over 248 other tracked cities, 37 of them in Mississippi. Nearest: Chunky (6 miles west, up to 0.5"); Collinsville (14 miles north, up to 1.5"); Quitman (18 miles southeast, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills from Meridian's Apr 29, 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.
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.
For this storm over Meridian, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
What 0.75" hail means for Meridian roofs
Hail this size sits right at the edge of the National Weather Service severe threshold. Newer roofs usually shrug it off, but aging or already-worn shingles can bruise, and soft metals — vents, flashing, gutters — often show the first dents.
$12M
Potential roof exposure — 979 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Meridian on the live map
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14 recorded storm days in Meridian, MS
Other storms in Meridian
Jul 31, 2026
1"
Jul 30, 2026
0.75"
Jul 19, 2026
0.5"
Jul 13, 2026
0.75"
Jul 5, 2026
2.25"
Jul 4, 2026
1"
Jun 12, 2026
0.5"
May 10, 2026
2.5"
May 6, 2026
1"
Apr 28, 2026
1.5"
Apr 24, 2026
1"
Mar 31, 2026
0.75"
Jan 9, 2026