Hail size 3"
2 W Vaughan Yazoo County
“Corrects previous hail report from 2 W Vaughan. Very large hail around Vaughn... pics of multiple large stone between 2 and 3 inches in diameter. (JAN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Yazoo
Hail in Pickens · Apr 28, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft. At 2.25" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 2.25" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 1,194
Ground reports 3 3 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Apr 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Pickens has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 5.7 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
5.7 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 56 /100
- Homes exposed
- 62 /100
- Ground truth
- 50 /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 Pickens saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 28, 2026 · Pickens, MS
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
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.
Max size
0"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
2.25"
The storm in context
Where Apr 28, 2026 sits in Pickens's hail record.
This was Pickens's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Apr 24, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Pickens at 2.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Pickens: the same system put hail over 724 other tracked cities, 98 of them in Mississippi. Nearest: Vaughan (7 miles southwest, up to 2.25"); Benton (16 miles southwest, up to 2"); Camden (16 miles southeast, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 5 Pickens 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
3 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.
Hail reports
3 reports Hail size 3"
2 W Vaughan Yazoo County
“Very large hail around Vaughn... pics of multiple large stone between 2 and 3 inches in diameter. (JAN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
2 SE Cameron Madison County
“Hwy 17... hail damage to trees with leaves/debris all across the road. At least ping pong ball if not larger. (JAN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
Hail was reported over 200 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Vaughan and Cameron — beyond Pickens itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.25" hail means for Pickens roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
1,194 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$14M
Potential roof exposure — 1,194 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 1,194 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 $251 on top of the $150 plan.
Pickens hail history
Other storms in Pickens.
5 recorded storm days in Pickens, MS
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pickens / MS
Aug 20, 2026
1.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pickens / MS
Jul 1, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pickens / MS
Jun 2, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pickens / MS
Apr 24, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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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 Aug 21, 2026.