Hail size 1"
1 WNW Wapakoneta Auglaize County
“Time est from radar. (ILN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Wapakoneta Mar 22, 2026
Both radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 1", and the radar-estimated size reached 0.5" aloft.
Largest hailstone
1"
≈ quarter · the largest NEXRAD radar signature Homes in the hail footprint
87
Ground reports
3
3 hailThe 3rd most severe storm Wapakoneta has seen in the last 12 months
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
3.2 /10
- Hail size
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 39 /100
- Ground truth
- 50 /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 Wapakoneta saw the hail — from two instruments
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
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
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"
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 8 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 (7 miles north, up to 1"); Spencerville (9 miles northwest, up to 1.25"); New Knoxville (9 miles southwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills from Wapakoneta's Mar 22, 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.
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
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports,
not a radar-measured storm track.
How the storm moved
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.
What 1" hail means for Wapakoneta roofs
Quarter-size and larger hail is where asphalt shingle damage starts in earnest: bruised mats and granule loss that homeowners can't see from the ground. Most people inside the footprint won't know their roof was hit until someone inspects it.
What this storm is worth to a roofer
$1M
Potential roof exposure — 87 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage. 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.
Track hail over Wapakoneta on the live map
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Wapakoneta hail history
← All hail in Wapakoneta 8 recorded storm days in Wapakoneta, OH
Other storms in Wapakoneta
Jul 27, 2026
Jul 3, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed 
May 18, 2026
1.5" Signatures 1.5"
No ground reports filed 
Apr 22, 2026
0.75" Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed 
Apr 14, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed 
Apr 3, 2026
2.25" Signatures 2.25"
No ground reports filed 
Mar 31, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed
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 surfaces are detections and estimates,
not confirmed damage. Last updated Aug 3, 2026.