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Hail in Meridian · Jul 19, 2026

The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Meridian that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.5" ≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 9
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Jul 19, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 12th most severe storm Meridian has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 1.2 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

1.2 /10
Peak hail signal
13 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
20 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Meridian saw the hail — from two instruments

Jul 19, 2026 · Meridian, 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.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Jul 19, 2026 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 0.5"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 19, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Meridian, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Jul 19, 2026 sits in Meridian's hail record.

This was Meridian's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 6 days after the Jul 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Meridian at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Jul 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Meridian: the same system put hail over 351 other tracked cities, 4 of them in Mississippi. Nearest: Cottondale (98 miles northeast, up to 0.5"); Houston (105 miles north, up to 0.5"); Berry (107 miles northeast, up to 0.5").

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

No 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.

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.

Below the severe threshold

What 0.5" hail means for Meridian roofs.

Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.

Radar reading · not confirmed damage

Roofing exposure

What this storm is worth to a roofer.

9 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$108K

Potential roof exposure — 9 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Claim window

July 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $2 on top of the $150 plan.

Meridian hail history

Other storms in Meridian.

16 recorded storm days in Meridian, MS
← All hail in Meridian
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Sep 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Sep 12, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Aug 19, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Meridian, MS on Jul 31, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Jul 31, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Jul 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Jul 30, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Meridian, MS on Jul 13, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Jul 13, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Jul 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Jul 5, 2026

2.25"
Signatures 2.25" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Jul 4, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Jun 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Jun 12, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on May 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

May 10, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on May 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

May 6, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Apr 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Apr 29, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Apr 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Apr 28, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Meridian, MS on Apr 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Apr 24, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Meridian, MS on Mar 31, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Mar 31, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Meridian, MS on Jan 9, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Meridian / MS

Jan 9, 2026

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 Sep 13, 2026.