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Hail in Braman · Apr 3, 2026

NEXRAD logged 13 hail signatures up to 1.25"; 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 1.25" ≈ half-dollar · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 93
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Apr 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 9th most severe storm Braman has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.9 / 10
Storm severity score

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

2.9 /10
Peak hail signal
31 /100

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

Homes exposed
39 /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 Braman saw the hail — from two instruments

Apr 3, 2026 · Braman, OK

Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Braman, OK on Apr 3, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.

Max size 1.25" Detections 13
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Apr 3, 2026 Estimated size field

Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.

Max size 0.5"

The storm in context

Where Apr 3, 2026 sits in Braman's hail record.

This was Braman's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 28 days after the Mar 6, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Braman at 1.25" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Apr 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Braman: the same system put hail over 367 other tracked cities, 96 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: South Haven (7 miles north, up to 1"); Deer Creek (13 miles southwest, up to 1"); Arkansas City (20 miles northeast, up to 2.25").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Braman 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 Braman, 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.

Damage-capable hail signal

What 1.25" hail means for Braman 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.

93 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$1.1M

Potential roof exposure — 93 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

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 $20 on top of the $150 plan.

Braman hail history

14 recorded storm days in Braman, OK
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Sep 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Sep 12, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Aug 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Aug 7, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Jul 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Jul 11, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Jul 4, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Jun 26, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Jun 21, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Jun 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Jun 13, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Braman, OK on May 30, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Braman / OK

May 30, 2026

0.5"
Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on May 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

May 18, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Apr 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Apr 26, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Braman, OK on Apr 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Apr 23, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
5 ground reports Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Braman, OK on Apr 22, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Apr 22, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Braman, OK on Mar 6, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Braman / OK

Mar 6, 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.