Hail size 1"
1 WNW Wapakoneta Auglaize County
“Time est from radar. (ILN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Auglaize
Hail in Wapakoneta · Mar 22, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 1"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 1" ≈ quarter · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 87
Ground reports 3 3 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Mar 22, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Wapakoneta has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 3.2 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
3.2 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 39 /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 Wapakoneta saw the hail — from two instruments
Mar 22, 2026 · Wapakoneta, OH
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Max size
1"
Detections
1
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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"
The storm in context
Where Mar 22, 2026 sits in Wapakoneta's hail record.
This was Wapakoneta's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Wapakoneta at 1" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 22, 2026 convective day was bigger than Wapakoneta: the same system put hail over 409 other tracked cities, 158 of them in Ohio. Nearest: Lima (9 miles northwest, up to 1"); Waynesfield (10 miles east, up to 1"); Spencerville (13 miles northwest, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Wapakoneta 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 1"
Cridersville Auglaize County
“Time est from radar. (ILN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
3 SSE Waynesfield Auglaize County
“Time est from radar. (ILN)”
— 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.
The storm tracked east at roughly 15 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 59 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Cridersville and Waynesfield — beyond Wapakoneta itself.
Damage-capable hail signal
What 1" hail means for Wapakoneta roofs.
Quarter-size and larger hail can bruise asphalt mats, remove granules, and dent exposed soft metal. The mapped footprint identifies an inspection priority area — it does not identify which individual roofs, if any, sustained damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
87 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$1M
Potential roof exposure — 87 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
March 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around March 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 $18 on top of the $150 plan.
Wapakoneta hail history
Other storms in Wapakoneta.
15 recorded storm days in Wapakoneta, OH
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NEXRAD surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Sep 16, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Sep 4, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Aug 26, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Aug 12, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Aug 10, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Aug 9, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Aug 7, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Jul 27, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Jul 3, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
May 18, 2026
1.5" Signatures 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Apr 22, 2026
0.75" Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Apr 14, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Apr 3, 2026
2.25" Signatures 2.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Wapakoneta / OH
Mar 31, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
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 17, 2026.