Hail in Wapakoneta · May 18, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 1.5"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 18, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Wapakoneta has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 57 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /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
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.
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.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for May 18, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 18, 2026 sits in Wapakoneta's hail record.
This was Wapakoneta's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 26 days after the Apr 22, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Wapakoneta at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 18, 2026 convective day was bigger than Wapakoneta: the same system put hail over 726 other tracked cities, 8 of them in Ohio. Nearest: Minster (21 miles southwest, up to 1"); Maria Stein (25 miles southwest, up to 1"); New Weston (38 miles southwest, 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
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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Wapakoneta. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Wapakoneta roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$8.1M
Potential roof exposure — 672 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 672 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
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $141 on top of the $150 plan.
Wapakoneta hail history
Other storms in Wapakoneta.
Sep 16, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 4, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 3, 2026
2.25"
NEXRAD surface Mar 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 22, 2026
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